According to a watchdog assessment issued Wednesday, hackers targeted US Census Bureau computer servers unrelated to the 2020 census last year during a cybersecurity assault, but their attempts to maintain access to the system were unsuccessful.
The attack on the bureau’s remote access servers took place in January 2020.
The attacker’s attempts to retain access to the system through a backdoor were foiled by the bureau’s firewalls, but illegal changes were made, including the establishment of user accounts, according to the study.
“Furthermore, no systems or data maintained and administered on behalf of the public by the Census Bureau were hacked, altered, or lost…” Jarmin penned an essay.