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Trump Admin Admits Russian Intelligence Was Likely Behind Major Hack of U.S. Networks

HeadlineDec 14, 2020

The Trump administration said Sunday that foreign hackers broke into government networks — including email servers for the Commerce and Treasury departments — in what’s being described as the biggest breach of U.S. government data in years. Administration officials acknowledged the hackers were likely from Russia’s intelligence agency. They said a software flaw gave the hackers access to federal government networks for months.

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