Daily Memo: US Government Agencies Hacked

The cyberattack was apparently serious enough to trigger a National Security Council meeting.

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Russia accused of cyberattack. Russian state-backed hackers are suspected of having breached the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments, and likely other federal agencies, and stolen internal communications. The hackers reportedly broke in using a vulnerability in a software update released between March and June.Ā Underlining the severity of the incident, the U.S. National Security Council met […]

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