Chamber of Deputies receives “massive attack” on its cybernetic system: it would come from the United States

The Chamber of Deputies and Deputies confirmed that it suffered a “massive attack” on its cybernetic system, for which he was forced to suspend the discussion of the 2021 Budget.

Through a statement, the legislative corporation stated that “our protection systems detected a massive attack on our network”, adding that the vulnerability “In a first review, it would come from users in the United States.”

The attack caused the Internet access doors to saturate “and the security devices stopped operating normally.”

The statement adds that “for this reason, the processing of the Budget Law was temporarily suspended, since the telematics system did not have the stability necessary to guarantee the participation of the ladies and gentlemen of the deputies who were in the room not in person “.

COMMUNICATION | Due to network security, Sala temporarily suspended budget discussion. https://t.co/vEGNdoz1D2

– Deputies and Deputies of Chile (@Camara_cl) November 19, 2020