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The State Department's network was infiltrated last month,
but the department did not disconnect the affected systems until
over the weekend, according to federal technology information
website nextgov.com.
It said there was abnormal activity in the email system as
recently as late October.
The State Department breach follows similar intrusions disclosed
in recent months at the White House, the Office of Personnel
Management and, just last week, U.S. Postal Service and National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
USPS said it was the victim of an intrusion that may have
compromised the personal information of more than 800,000
employees, as well as data on customers who contacted its call
center during the first eight months of this year. In the NOAA
case, four of the agency's websites were affected.
The State Department cyberattack was first reported Sunday by
The Associated Press.
The intrusion did not affect any of the department's classified
systems, the New York Times reported.
(Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Susan Heavey)
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