article_snippet.sent: A recent cyber-attack on the State Department was reportedly carried out by high-level Russia hackers who also penetrated restricted parts of the White House computer system, such as the president's private schedule.
article_snippet.sent: CNN reported Tuesday, citing US officials briefed on the months-long investigation conducted by the FBI and Secret Service, that the hackers were able to access real-time, non-public schedule of President Obama, which is regarded as highly sensitive information that is sought after by foreign intelligence agencies.
article_snippet.sent: In October 2014, the White House acknowledged that there had been suspicious activity on the White House unclassified network serving the executive office, prompting system shutdowns and security upgrades.
article_snippet.sent: Vulnerable: A new report has revealed that Russian hackers launched a cyber-attack against the White House unclassified computer network last year .
article_snippet.sent: Privacy concerns: the hackers reportedly accessed President Obama's non-public schedule, which is considered highly sensitive information .
article_snippet.sent: According to federal officials involved in the probe, the hackers wormed the hackers way into the White House system by breaching first the State Department's network .
article_snippet.sent: A six-month investigation into the breach, described as one of the most sophisticated attacks against the US, reportedly uncovered evidence pointing to hackers working on behalf of Russian President Vladimir Putin's government.
article_snippet.sent: According to federal officials involved in the probe, the hackers wormed the hackers way into the White House system by breaching first the State Department's network.
article_snippet.sent: To accomplish this task, the cyber-bandits allegedly working for the Kremlin commandeered a State Department email account and sent a phishing email to someone at the White House designed to trick the recipient into downloading malicious software.
article_snippet.sent: Once downloaded onto a White House computer, a phishing email presumably allowed the hackers to penetrate the unclassified network containing Obama's schedule that is not accessible to the general public.
article_snippet.sent: According to an anonymous government official, the hackers have been able to re-enter the State Department computer system, despite efforts to keep the hackers out.
highlights_snippet.sent: Hackers reportedly wormed Hackers way into the White House system by breaching the State Department's network first .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Cyber-bandits took over a State Department email account and sent phishing email containing malware to White House .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Six-month probe reportedly uncovered evidence pointing to hackers working on behalf of Kremlin .