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Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the United States Treasury Department and an agency that decides internet and telecommunications policy, according to people familiar with the matter.
There is concern within the U.S. intelligence community that the hackers who targeted Treasury and the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration used a similar tool to break into other government agencies, according to four people briefed on the matter. The people did not say which other agencies.
Three of the people familiar with the investigation said Russia is currently believed to be behind the attack.
A San Francisco company founded to funnel loans to mom-and-pop shops in developing nations has brought its act to Texas, collaborating with Startup Waco to make no-interest microloans available locally.
Kiva, a nonprofit founded in 2005, has chosen to make Waco a âKiva Hub,â the first city in Texas to receive such a designation, Startup Waco CEO Jon Passavant said. He welcomed small business needing a loan up to $15,000 to contact Startup Waco, headquartered at 605 Austin Ave.
The Waco City Council gave the local Kiva Hub a financial kick-start, awarding it a $50,000 grant. Passavant said he hopes to approach individuals and foundations about putting additional money behind Kiva.
A San Francisco company founded to funnel loans to mom-and-pop shops in developing nations has brought its act to Texas, collaborating with Startup Waco to make no-interest microloans available locally.
Kiva, a nonprofit founded in 2005, has chosen to make Waco a âKiva Hub,â the first city in Texas to receive such a designation, Startup Waco CEO Jon Passavant said. He welcomed small business needing a loan up to $15,000 to contact Startup Waco, headquartered at 605 Austin Ave.
The Waco City Council gave the local Kiva Hub a financial kick-start, awarding it a $50,000 grant. Passavant said he hopes to approach individuals and foundations about putting additional money behind Kiva.