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Senator Says Hackers Compromised US Treasury Email Accounts

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   A U.S. senator said Monday that hackers who breached U.S. government
   agencies compromised dozens of Treasury Department email accounts,
   including those used by the department's top officials.

   Sen. Ron Wyden provided the details in a statement after the Internal
   Revenue Service and Treasury Department briefed the Senate Finance
   Committee on the matter.

   Wyden said that while the hack "appears to be significant," there is no
   indication those responsible compromised taxpayer data.

   He added that department officials do not know the full extent of the
   hackers' actions or exactly what information they stole.

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