[June 13, 2011] IMF Target Of Cyberattack Tweet Jun 13, 2011 (Radio Free Europe Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- News IMF Target Of Cyberattack June 12, 2011 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it is investigating a cyberattack on its computer systems that one fund official reportedly described as a "very major breach." An IMF spokesman was quoted as saying the "fund is fully functional" and is investigating. Bloomberg News reported the IMF's computer system was attacked by hackers "believed to be connected to a foreign government, resulting in the loss of e-mails and other documents." "The New York Times" said the IMF had been hit during the last several months by what computer experts described as a large and sophisticated cyberattack. The paper noted that the fund "manages financial crises around the world and is the repository of highly confidential information about the fiscal condition of many nations." The hack was significant enough to have prompted the World Bank, whose Washington headquarters are across the street from the IMF, to have severed a shared computer link between the two organizations, according to "The New York Times." compiled from Reuters and media reports Copyright (c) 2011. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036. www.rferl.org [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]