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China denies Trump claim it’s behind cyberattack and tells the US to be ‘responsible’ Justin Vallejo © Provided by The Independent China has denied suggestions from Donald Trump that it is behind the massive cyber-espionage operation against the United States, saying it would never do such a thing. The denial comes as outgoing attorney general William Barr supported secretary of state Mike Pompeo’s assertion that Russia was "pretty clearly" behind the cyberattack. Mult...

By singling out Russia as the likely perpetrator of the cyberattack, Barr sided with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the rest of the national security establishment but contradicted the president. Barr made the remarks during an impromptu press conference, just two days before he is scheduled to leave his job. After several days of silence about the sweeping breach of government and private-sector networks, Trump downplayed the seriousness of the attack in a pair of tweets over the weekend. ...

The cyber attack hit 18,000 businesses and has caused internal chaos for the US government 21 December 2020 • 3:30pm It was a tiny slip up from hackers that gave them away. Intruders who had been covertly probing the IT systems of FireEye, a Silicon Valley cyber security company, attempted to register a new computer into the network.   The misstep from the hackers, alleged to be a Russia-backed group by US officials, has revealed a sweeping, months-long campaign of cyber espionage. The att...

True to form, Trump downplays Russias latest cyberattack Trumps presidency began with a Russian operation against the US, which he downplayed. Four years later, his presidency is ending the same way. Russias President Vladimir Putin listens while President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Finlands Presidential Palace on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland.Brendan Smialowski / AFP - Getty Images file Dec. 21, 2020, 2:20 PM UTC BySteve Benen The news last week made clear that the l...

Last Updated: US Cyberattack: Republican Senator Blasts Trump, Says He Has blind Spot For Russia As US federal agencies are impacted with major cyberattack and Trump downplayed the same, Republican Sen Romney said President has blind spot for Russia. As US federal agencies are rocked with the recent discovery of major cyberattack and President Donald Trump downplayed the breach, Republican Senator for Utah, Mitt Romney said Trump has a “blind spot for Russia” and called the large-scale...

Adam Schiff: Definite that Russia was behind cyber hack on US Print this article Rep. Adam Schiff says he wholeheartedly believes Russia was behind the recent cyber espionage attack on the United States. "Based on what I’ve seen, I don’t think there’s any question that it was Russia," Schiff, who is chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, said on MSNBC on Sunday. Trump administration officials back that sentiment, saying Russia was likely behind the recent hack, despite President T...

No reason for election special counsels, no basis to seize voting machines: Barr © Michael Reynolds/Pool via AP Attorney General William Barr speaks during a news conference, Dec. 21, 2020 at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C. Attorney General William Barr said Monday he has seen no reason for a special counsel to investigate possible fraud in the November election, contradicting an idea proposed by President Donald Trump. Barr, who is set to step down on Wednesday, said, "if I th...

Barr agrees with Pompeo that Russians appear to be behind US government hack Print this article Attorney General William Barr said he agreed with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the Russians were behind the global cyberattack that affected numerous federal government agencies, even as President Trump has speculated China may have been culpable. “From the information I have, you know, I agree with Secretary Pompeo’s assessment,” Barr said during a press conference announcing new char...

Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign by Jill Colvin And Matthew Lee, The Associated Press Posted Dec 20, 2020 8:52 am EDT Last Updated Dec 20, 2020 at 8:56 am EDT FILE - The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019, in Washington. Hackers got into computers at the U.S. Treasury Department and possibly other federal agencies, touching off a government response involving the National Security Council. Security Council...

The first damage assessment of a sprawling cyberattack linked to Russia has been chilling enough. With intrusions reported across a huge swath of the government – including at the Department of Energys National Nuclear Security Administration – federal officials already are signaling that the worst may be yet to come. The Department of Homeland Securitys cybersecurity unit has acknowledged that the full scope of the attack is not yet known, with an untold number of local government and pri...