Senate Armed Services leaders say massive hack bears 'hallmarks of a Russian intelligence operation'

Published December 18, 2020 12:05am ET



The bipartisan leaders of the Senate Armed Services Committee said they received “initial information” indicating the massive hack involving several U.S. federal agencies “has the hallmarks of a Russian intelligence operation.”

Republican Chairman Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma and Democratic ranking member Jack Reed of Rhode Island released a joint statement Thursday evening saying they had been made aware of new details related to the “significant, sophisticated, and ongoing cybersecurity intrusion against the United States.”

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