Russian hackers

White House Calls Emergency Meeting Over Cybersecurity

(ConservativeStar.com) – It wasn’t long ago when the idea of one country going to war against another strictly meant boots on the ground, planes in the air, and bullets flying. In the 21st Century, those tactics are still definitely a factor, but another dimension is the ability to disrupt one’s enemy using computer technology. With Russia building up its military forces near Ukraine’s borders, the fear that President Vladimir Putin might launch a cyber warfare …

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White House Confirms Hackers Targeted US Treasury

(ConservativeStar.com) – After an emergency meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) on the evening of Saturday, December 12, the White House confirmed that several departments within the US government had fallen victim to cyber-attacks. Emails from the Departments of Treasury (DOT), Commerce (DOC), and Homeland Security (DHS) were accessed by a foreign government. #Russia "broke into a range of key government networks, including in the Treasury and Commerce Departments, and had free access to …

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