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September 3, 2013

Budget Documents Show Widespread Use of Cyber-Attacks by U.S. 
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The Washington Post, citing top-secret budget documents provided by
Edward Snowden, has revealed that the United States is conducting
cyber-attacks against other countries on a scale far wider than
previously known. The report says that in the year 2011, U.S.
intelligence services conducted 231 offensive cyber-operations. The
documents also reveal a sweeping effort dubbed "GENIE" whereby the
United States hacks into foreign networks in order to place them under
covert control.

 

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