In one of the most sophisticated and perhaps largest hacks in more than five years, email systems were breached at the Treasury and Commerce Departments. Other breaches are under investigation.
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FireEye, a Top Cybersecurity Firm, Says It Was Hacked by a Nation-State
The Silicon Valley company said hackers — almost certainly Russian — made off with tools that could be used to mount new attacks around the world.
Edward Snowden, in Russia Since 2013, Is Granted Permanent Residency
The former intelligence contractor still hopes to return to the United States. But the Russian authorities have given him the right to stay in Russia indefinitely.
Russian Intelligence Hackers Are Back, Microsoft Warns, Aiming at Democrats and Republicans
China is also growing more adept at targeting campaign workers. But contrary to Trump administration warnings, Beijing is mostly aiming at Biden campaign officials.
Russian Intelligence Hackers Are Back, Microsoft Warns, Aiming at Officials of Both Parties
China is also growing more adept at targeting campaign workers. But contrary to Trump administration warnings, Beijing is mostly aiming at Biden campaign officials.
Trump Did Not Ask Putin About Russia’s Bounties on U.S. Troops
Amid no new signs of investigative developments, the president also said for the first time that he would have acted had he known about an earlier C.I.A. assessment.
White House Dismisses Reports of Bounties, but Is Silent on Russia
Robert C. O’Brien, the national security adviser, told Fox News that President Trump knew nothing about the reports because the briefer “decided not to” share unverified intelligence with him.
As Coronavirus Toll Preoccupies U.S., Rivals Test Limits of American Power
The coronavirus may have changed almost everything, but it didn’t change this: Global competition spins ahead — and in many ways has accelerated.
U.S. Accuses Russian Military Hackers of Attack on Email Servers
The unusually public complaint showed that American spy agencies are becoming more aggressive in calling out Moscow’s interference as the presidential election approaches.
U.S. to Accuse China of Trying to Hack Vaccine Data, as Virus Redirects Cyberattacks
Iran and other nations are also looking to steal data and exploit the pandemic with attacks on infrastructure, officials say.