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Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought - U.S. senator
Source: Reuters
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DECEMBER 30, 2020 6:54 PM UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought - U.S. senator
By Mark Hosenball
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed, a U.S. senator involved in cybersecurity said on Wednesday.
U.S. investigators originally thought that the attack on government agencies and private industry targets began in March or April, including breaches of Treasury, State, Commerce and Energy Departments. State-backed Russian hackers were identified as the suspects. Russia has denied involvement.
“The initial burrowing in may have started earlier,” Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, who serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee told Reuters in an interview.
Warner said extensive investigations of the hack were active but that so far the U.S. government does not have hard evidence that classified government secrets were compromised by the hackers.
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DECEMBER 30, 2020 6:54 PM UPDATED 5 HOURS AGO
Cyber attack on U.S. government may have started earlier than initially thought - U.S. senator
By Mark Hosenball
3 MIN READ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The unprecedented cyber attack on U.S. government agencies reported this month may have started earlier than last spring as previously believed, a U.S. senator involved in cybersecurity said on Wednesday.
U.S. investigators originally thought that the attack on government agencies and private industry targets began in March or April, including breaches of Treasury, State, Commerce and Energy Departments. State-backed Russian hackers were identified as the suspects. Russia has denied involvement.
“The initial burrowing in may have started earlier,” Democratic Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, who serves as Vice-Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee told Reuters in an interview.
Warner said extensive investigations of the hack were active but that so far the U.S. government does not have hard evidence that classified government secrets were compromised by the hackers.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-global-cyber-usa-senator/cyber-attack-on-u-s-government-may-have-started-earlier-than-initially-thought-u-s-senator-idUSKBN29501K
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Seems like a good solid password 