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The New Paper Trump downplays Russia in comments on hack, says 'it may be China' President Donald Trump's comments run counter to those made by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. PHOTO: REUTERS Dec 21, 2020 06:00 am 0 Engagements WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump in his first comments about a widespread data breach across the US government downplayed the impact of the cyber espionage campaign and questioned whether Russia was to blame. "The Cyber Hack is far greater in the Fake News Media than in actuality," Mr Trump said on Twitter on Saturday. "Russia, Russia, Russia is the priority chant whe...

"I can't say much more, as we're still unpacking precisely what it is, and I'm sure some of it will remain classified. But suffice it to say there was a significant effort to use a piece of third-party software to essentially embed code inside of U.S. government systems and it now appears systems of private companies and companies and governments across the world as well. This was a very significant effort, and I think it's the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity." Pompeo was the first major government official to publicly blame Ru...

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The White House was set to accuse Russia of the devastating cyberattack on the US government's computer systems but was told at the last minute to stand down tporter@businessinsider.com (Tom Porter) © Chris McGrath/Getty Images President Donald Trump (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive to waiting media during a joint press conference after their summit on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland. Chris McGrath/Getty Images The White House was set to release a statement blaming Russia for the devastating cyberattack on the US government when officials were told to stan...

Pompeo Blames Russia for Hack as Trump Casts Doubt © Saul Loeb/Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Russia for the SolarWinds hack that compromised numerous federal agencies and U.S. corporations, while President Trump said he was skeptical of a growing consensus in Washington about the country’s role. “This was a very significant effort, and I think it’s the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity,” Mr. Pompeo said in a Friday night interview with radio host Mark Levin. The remarks made him the first Trump adm...