Health and Human Services hit with cyberattack

By John Gage

Published March 16, 2020 1:28pm ET

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The Department of Health and Human Services was hit with a cyberattack on Sunday night as it combats the spread of the coronavirus outbreak.

Officials suspect the attack was intended to slow down the agency’s computer systems and came from a foreign entity, sources told Bloomberg News. No definitive evidence has been found yet to trace where the hackers were based, but it does not appear data was taken from HHS.

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