April 7, 2015
By Brian Ross, Lee Ferran and Ali Weinberg
Russian hackers penetrated the White House (click here) non-public, non-classified computer system for several months last year, forcing the White House to shut down the system for several days, U.S. officials said.
By Brian Ross, Lee Ferran and Ali Weinberg
Russian hackers penetrated the White House (click here) non-public, non-classified computer system for several months last year, forcing the White House to shut down the system for several days, U.S. officials said.
The hacked system is not used for classified information, but is used by
the White House advance and press office, the general counsel’s office,
and officials in the budget and legislative liaison offices.
One person briefed on the hacking said the Russian invaders were
difficult to detect and difficult to remove from the White House
computer network, and some believe the hackers could still be hiding
inside the system tonight.
Ben Rhodes, Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications, declined to confirm the breach to CNN, which first reported it today....
