McCain: More steps needed to stop CIA hacking

By Susan Crabtree

Published March 7, 2017 9:11pm ET

McCain: More steps needed to stop CIA hacking — Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John McCain said the committee has made cybersecurity and Russian meddling in the election a top priority. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) | J. Scott Applewhite

Sen. John McCain said both Congress and federal intelligence agencies need to make cybersecurity a much higher priority after WikiLeaks released thousands of CIA documents on Tuesday.

“We’ve got to do a lot more,” the Arizona Republican told reporters Tuesday afternoon. “If [the perpetrators] can hack the CIA, they can hack anybody.”