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Suspected Russian hackers spied on U.S. Treasury emails, sources say The breach presents a major challenge to the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden as officials investigate what information was stolen and try to ascertain what it will be used for. It is not uncommon for large scale cyber investigations to take months or years to complete. Written By: Christopher Bing / Reuters | 5:13 pm, Dec. 13, 2020 × WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) — Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the U.S. Treasury Department...

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US Treasury and Department of Commerce hit by major hack Hackers broke into US government agency networks as part of a monthslong global campaign, likely gaining access by infiltrating software updates sent by an IT provider. Many experts suspect Russia is responsible. Experts believe the hack has likely gone far beyond the Commerce and Treasury departments, the latter seen here At least two US government agencies, including the Treasury and the Department of Commerce, were struck by a major computer hack from a foreign agent, insiders told reporters on Sunday. The FBI and the Department of H...

updated: Dec 14 2020, 11:56 ist The US government on Sunday confirmed that its computer networks had been hit by a cyber attack, as The Washington Post reported at least two departments including the Treasury had been targeted by Russian state hackers. "We have been working closely with our agency partners regarding recently discovered activity on government networks," a spokesperson for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told AFP. "CISA is providing technical assistance to affected entities as they work to identify and mitigate any potential compromises." The Post said the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 that the government is aware of reports about the hacks. "We are taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy any possible issues related to this situation,” he wrote in an email. The government's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it has been working with other agencies “regarding recently discovered activity on governmen...