Ron Burgundy Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 By Dustin Volz WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives' information technology team has blocked the congressional chamber from accessing software applications hosted on a Google cloud service in an attempt to prevent possible hacking campaigns against lawmakers and their staff, according to two congressional sources. The move came just days after Yahoo Mail was also blacklisted due to fears of ransomware infiltration. Devices connected to the House’s Internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cables have been barred from accessing the apps hosted by Google’s developer platform after the FBI notified Congress of a potential security vulnerability, the sources said. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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