Hack may have exposed deep US secrets; damage yet unknown


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 16 Dec 2020

US government agencies, including the Treasury (pic) and Commerce departments, were among dozens of high-value public- and private-sector targets known to have been infiltrated as far back as March through a commercial software update distributed to thousands of companies and government agencies worldwide. — AFP

BOSTON: Some of America’s most deeply held secrets may have been stolen in a disciplined, months-long operation being blamed on elite Russian government hackers. The possibilities of what might have been purloined are mind-boggling.

Could hackers have obtained nuclear secrets? Covid-19 vaccine data? Blueprints for next-generation weapons systems?

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