Russia likely behind government agency hacking reports US intelligence agencies
Russia likely behind government agency hacking reports US intelligence agencies
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The office of the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, along with the FBI, the National Security Agency, and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency inside the Department of Homeland Security, in a joint statement, said the hackers’ goal appeared to be collecting intelligence, rather than any destructive acts. The statement said they had so far identified “fewer than 10” agencies that were hacked. 

The statement further said, the actor, “likely Russian in origin, was responsible for most or all of the recently discovered, ongoing cyber compromises of both government and non-governmental networks". However, they said, the investigation is continuing and could turn up additional government victims. This was the first formal statement from the agencies after the hacking. On Tuesday, the top Democrats on the Congressional intelligence committees underscored that need a response to the SolarWinds hacks. 

But Russian officials have denied any involvement and did not immediately respond to questions on Tuesday. The hacking of departments including Defense, State, Homeland Security, Treasury, and Commerce is already considered the worst known cyber-compromise at least since electronic dossiers on most Americans with security clearances were taken from the Office of Personnel Management five years ago. It still remains a mystery resolved how the hackers got deep inside SolarWinds’ production system as long as a year ago. 

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