secretary of state Mike Pompeo
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“I can’t say much more, as we’re still decompressing exactly what it is, and I’m sure some of them will be classified. But suffice it to say that a major effort was made to use third-party software to include basically code within the government systems of the United States and now also appear systems of private companies, corporations and governments around the world, “Pompeo told” Mark Levin
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“It was a very important effort, and I think it is the case that we can now say very clearly that it was the Russians who took part in this activity,” he added.
Pompeo is the first major official in the Trump administration to attribute the hack directly to Russia, although the sophisticated large-scale attack has been assumed to be linked to the country.
Experts say the effort, aimed at third-party SolarWinds software contractors, was blinded by the U.S. government. It has been reported that numerous federal agencies were breached, including the departments of Energy, Homeland Security, State and Finance.
Pressed by any public response from President Trump
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While Trump has not weighed in on the attack, the president-elect Joe Biden
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“Our opponents should know that, as president, I will not keep my arms folded in the face of cyberattacks against our nation,” Biden said Thursday, adding that his administration would impose “substantial costs” on anyone responsible for the malicious attacks. to deter this action.
Experts have described the SolarWinds attack as one of the most successful cyber-intrusions in U.S. history, with hackers able to gain access to systems dating back as early as March.
SolarWinds has among its customers numerous government agencies and Fortune 500 companies. Up to 18,000 customers downloaded compromised software from the company that delivered malware inserted by hackers.
FireEye, a leading cybersecurity company, revealed the hack earlier this month, saying its systems were penetrated by “a nation with top-tier offensive capabilities.”
Federal officials have said it will likely take weeks, if not months, to fully determine the extent of the attack.
Lawmakers have raised alarms and criticized Trump for not publicly addressing the gap.
“I think the White House has to say something aggressive about what happened. That’s almost like having a Russian bomber flying over the country, including the nation’s capital, and not responding in such an environment is really impressive, ”Sen said. Mitt Romney
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Lawmakers have urged Trump to take immediate action, including signing the annual defense policy bill. The legislation includes several provisions on cybersecurity, including one to restore the position of the federal cyber tsar and another to strengthen defensive measures against cyberattacks. Trump has threatened to veto the bill over an unrelated technology issue.
“One of the immediate steps the administration can take to improve our cyber stance is the signing of the NDAA,” the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee said. James Inhofe
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The Trump administration has set up a cyber coordination group made up of the Cyber Security and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the FBI, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to respond to the hack. , describing it as an “all” government effort.