BBC :
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Russia for what is being described as the worst-ever cyber espionage attack on the US government.
“We can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity,” Mr Pompeo said on Friday.
He did not provide details about the alleged links to Moscow, and Russia has denied any involvement in the attack.
The hack, targeting software made by US firm SolarWinds, was discovered last week but has been going on for months.
Among the US agencies targeted was the office that manages nuclear weapons.
That government organisation, the US energy department, said however that the arsenal’s security had not been compromised.
Several other organisations around the world, including in the UK, are understood to have been targeted by hackers using the same network management software.
Researchers, who have named the hack Sunburst, say it could take years to fully comprehend what is one of the biggest ever cyber-attacks.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Russia for what is being described as the worst-ever cyber espionage attack on the US government.
“We can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity,” Mr Pompeo said on Friday.
He did not provide details about the alleged links to Moscow, and Russia has denied any involvement in the attack.
The hack, targeting software made by US firm SolarWinds, was discovered last week but has been going on for months.
Among the US agencies targeted was the office that manages nuclear weapons.
That government organisation, the US energy department, said however that the arsenal’s security had not been compromised.
Several other organisations around the world, including in the UK, are understood to have been targeted by hackers using the same network management software.
Researchers, who have named the hack Sunburst, say it could take years to fully comprehend what is one of the biggest ever cyber-attacks.
