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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. Multiple US agencies were compromised in the attack, including Defence, State, Treasury, Homeland Securi...

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. He suggested without any evidence that China, and not Russia, might be to blame. "The Cyber Hack is ...

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 attack has quickly been labelled by those in the industry and former spooks as the most devastating def...

True to form, Trump downplays Russia's latest cyberattack Trump's presidency began with a Russian operation against the US, which he downplayed. Four years later, his presidency is ending the same way. Russia's President Vladimir Putin listens while President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Finland's 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 latest cyberattack against the United States was far more severe, both in its scope and its sever...

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 hacks on organisations a “big wake-up call”. While talking to CNN, Romney said that because...