Former cybersecurity expert Chris Krebs accepts responsibility for massive hack

Published December 21, 2020 4:30pm ET



The former Department of Homeland Security cybersecurity chief accepted responsibility for the recent cyber-espionage attack on the United States.

Chris Krebs, who was fired by President Trump after stating that the 2020 election was the most secure in U.S. history, accepted the blame for the recent hack, which the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and the FBI branded as “significant and ongoing.”

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