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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 Trump's downplaying of the country's threat. On Saturday, Trump tweeted that he was fully briefed on...

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 thought a special counsel was appropriate, I would name one, and I haven't." "I said there was not e...

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 charges in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing and in which he shot down the idea of appointing special counsels ...

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 spokesperson John Ullyot said Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020 that the government is aware of reports about t...

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 Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration – federal officials already are signaling that the worst may be yet to come. The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity unit has acknowledged that the full scope of the attack is not yet known, with an untold number of local government and private sector systems at "grave risk." Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said U.S. officials are "still...