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Russian hackers stole emails from Trump’s cybersecurity team: ‘We’re talking the crown jewels’

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Dissent

Travis Gettys reports:

Suspected Russian hackers stole emails belonging to top officials in the Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security, including members of its cybersecurity staff.

The Biden administration has tried not to reveal the scope of the breach as it considers retaliatory measures against Russia, but the Associated Press found new details about the hack of the DHS, including then-acting secretary Chad Wolf, and other agencies, including the Energy Department, where the hackers accessed top officials’ private schedules.

Read more on Raw Story.

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