America’s top intelligence officials says that Russia undeniably interfered in the country’s 2016 presidential election with cyber attacks, calling Moscow’s hacking a “major threat” to the United States.
The warning was made during a congressional hearing on Thursday by Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, National Security Agency Director Mike Rogers and Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence Marcel Lettre.
“Russia is a full-scope cyber actor that poses a major threat to US government, military, diplomatic, commercial and critical infrastructure,” they said in a joint statement.
US intelligence agencies say Russia was behind hacks into Democratic Party organizations and operatives before the election to influence the outcome.
US President-elect Donald Trump has expressed skepticism about the findings, heading for a conflict over the issue with Democrats and some fellow Republicans in Congress.
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