Hackers Targeted US Nuclear Weapons Agency

Politico: Nuclear weapons agency breached amid massive cyber onslaught

Hackers accessed systems at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile.

The Energy Department and National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains the U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile, have evidence that hackers accessed their networks as part of an extensive espionage operation that has affected at least half a dozen federal agencies, officials directly familiar with the matter said.

On Thursday, DOE and NNSA officials began coordinating notifications about the breach to their congressional oversight bodies after being briefed by Rocky Campione, the chief information officer at DOE.

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WNU Editor: Everyone is saying that it will take months before the details and extent of this cyber attack and hack are fully known .... FBI scrambles to assess damage from Russia-linked US government hack (ABC News). But in the meantime everyone is blaming Russia and calling for retaliation .... Durbin says alleged Russian hack 'virtually a declaration of war' (The Hill). More here .... Biden promises retaliation for cyberattack on government agencies (Axios).

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