David DiMolfetta writes: “The Library of Congress (LC) was targeted in a cyberattack that occurred in parallel with a high-profile intrusion into the British Library (BL) in London in late October, but the hackers failed to access the U.S. library’s systems. The attempted breach occurred around Oct. 28, the same day BL began reporting technical issues on its website. The cybercriminals were unsuccessful because LC had multifactor authentication—a method that digitally verifies a user logging into a system—enabled at the entry point of the hackers’ incursion. LC also quickly shuttered targeted services once the attack was detected.”