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Biden is considering Russian financial sanctions or other retaliatory action in response to the SolarWinds hack kshalvey@businessinsider.com (Kevin Shalvey) © Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President-elect Joe Biden gives a speech in Delaware. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters President-elect Joe Biden is considering financial sanctions and coordinated cyber attacks against Russia, according to Reuters. Biden on Thursday said his government would make the breach a "top priority" from its first day.  Biden's administration will be "imposing substantial costs on those responsible for such mali...

Trump plays down Russia’s role in US cyberattact Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump, in his first comments about a widespread data breach across the US government, on Saturday downplayed the cyber espionage campaign and questioned whether Russia was to blame as alleged by his own top diplomat.  "The Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality," Trump said on Twitter on Saturday. "Russia, Russia, Russia is the priority chant when anything happens because Lamestream is, for mostly financial reasons, petrified of discu...

Dec 20, 2020 The U.S. Treasury Department building viewed from the Washington Monument. 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. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, file) WASHINGTON (AP) — Once in office, President-elect Joe Biden will punish Russia for its suspected cyberespionage operation against the United States with financial sanctions and measures to hobble the Kremlin’s ability to launch future hacks, his chief of staff said today, as a GOP senator criticized...

Politics updates: Lawmakers appear to reach compromise as stimulus package deal nears Jeanine Santucci, Sarah Elbeshbishi, Michael Collins and Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY Vice President Mike Pence receives COVID-19 vaccine Replay Video UP NEXT USA TODAY's coverage of the 2020 election and President-elect Joe Biden's transition continues this week as he rolls out more of his picks for top jobs in his administration and prepares to take the oath of office Jan. 20. The Electoral College affirmed Biden's win Monday, officially giving Biden enough electoral votes to defeat President D...

Mike Pompeo said that Russia was trying "to undermine our way of life". Photo: AFP "We can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity," Pompeo said on Friday. President Donald Trump downplayed the attack's severity - saying it was "under control" - and cast doubt on Russia's role, hinting at Chinese involvement. The hack, targeting software made by US firm SolarWinds, was found last week. However, it had been going on for months. Russia has denied any involvement in the attack. Among the US agencies targeted was the office that manages nuclear weapons. That gov...