Lawmaker: Save .mil websites from foreign hackers

Published June 13, 2016 4:01am ET



Foreign spies might take advantage of the current plan to remove the Internet’s governing body from American control, unless the Obama administration ensures that military and government website domains are totally secure, according to a House Republican lawmaker.

“Cybersecurity is put at risk if any foreign government or private entities are allowed to use .gov or .mil domains,” Rep. Mike Kelly, R-Pa., told the Washington Examiner. “It just opens a Pandora’s box that we might never be able to close again.”

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