A reporter for “Fox News” news network stated on Twitter Saturday that the US State Department was recently subjected to a cyber attack, and that the Cyber ​​Defense Department published notifications of a potentially serious breach.

It is not yet clear when the breach occurred, but it is believed to have occurred two weeks ago.

The network quoted a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as saying that “the ministry takes seriously the responsibility to protect its information, and is constantly taking the necessary steps to ensure this. For security reasons, we are not currently in a position to examine the nature or extent of any alleged electronic incidents.”