The U.S. government is investigating yet another significant cybersecurity breach after hackers infiltrated a key Department of Homeland Security (DHS) information-sharing platform used by thousands of government agencies and private sector partners.
The intrusion targeted the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN), a platform that enables federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, as well as certain private sector organizations, to exchange sensitive but unclassified information related to public safety, emergency response, and national security, according to people familiar with the matter who spoke to Nextgov/FCW, which first reported the breach.
