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Massive hack of US government launches search for answers as Russia named top suspect By: CNN
By Zachary Cohen, Alex Marquardt and Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) Days after several US agencies confirmed their networks were compromised in a massive data breach, federal officials are still struggling to understand the scope of the damage highlighting the sophistication and breadth of
an ongoing hacking campaign that has been tied to Russia.
House and Senate Intelligence Committee aides received a phone briefing on the hack from administration officials on Wednesday, but the full extent of the breach remains unclear, according to sources familiar with the briefing. The Biden transition team was also briefed on the attack this week, an official from the Department of Homeland Security s cyber arm told CNN. The official declined to provide additional details about what was discussed.
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Biden to Impose Substantial Costs on Those Behind SolarWinds Hack
On 12/17/20 at 2:52 PM EST
President-elect Joe Biden has vowed retaliation against those who conduct cyberattacks against the United States in the wake of a massive, months-long supply chain attack that has shaken the federal government and top private sector institutions.
The hack, uncovered Sunday just weeks before Biden is set to take office, is known to have affected several U.S. agencies including the Treasury Department and the Department of Commerce, with far more clients of compromised software company SolarWinds believed hit as well.
In his first public comments on the matter, Biden promised he will make cybersecurity a top priority at every level of government, and we will make dealing with this breach a top priority from the moment we take office.