Hackers, Taking Advantage of At-Home Work, Drilling into Fed Agencies

At HHS and HUD, cyber assaults have put contractor files and confidential personal information at risk.

Hackers are taking advantage of contractors and federal agencies who have workers forced to telecommute because of the pandemic, particularly those who have put the security of their online infrastructure on the back burner. according to a government watchdog report Monday. One of their latest victims: the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS.