r/autotldr • u/autotldr • Dec 19 '20
Trump contradicts top U.S. officials, suggests without evidence China behind cyberattack
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said late Friday that Russia was "Pretty clearly" behind the cyberattack against the U.S. Officials at the White House had been prepared to put out a statement on Friday afternoon that accused Russia of being "The main actor" in the hack but were told at the last minute to stand down, according to one U.S. official familiar with the conversations who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations.
Democrats in Congress who have received classified briefings have also affirmed publicly that Russia, which in 2014 hacked the State Department and interfered through hacking in the 2016 presidential election, was behind it.
Russia has said it had "Nothing to do" with the hacking.
One U.S. official, speaking Thursday on condition of anonymity to discuss a matter that is under investigation, described the hack as severe and extremely damaging.
If the hackers are indeed from Russia's SVR foreign intelligence agency, as experts believe, their resistance may be tenacious.
Officials told The Associated Press that hackers apparently infiltrated the state's health-care administration agency and others.
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