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Trump Administration, Biden Voice New Alarm About Latest Cyberattack

Ken Bredemeier

   WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's administration and
   President-elect Joe Biden both voiced new alarm Thursday about a wide
   intrusion into computer systems around the world that officials suspect
   was carried out by Russia.

   The cybersecurity unit of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said
   the hack "poses a grave risk to the federal government and state,
   local, tribal, and territorial governments, as well as critical
   infrastructure entities and other private sector organizations."

   The assessment by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency was the
   most pointed yet since news of the intrusion first emerged last
   weekend. Both the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments were among the
   agencies whose secure data and emails were penetrated by the hack.

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