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US government agencies hacked; Russia a possible culprit

by Frank BajakEric Tucker
| December 13, 2020 5:03 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hackers broke into the networks of federal agencies including the Treasury and Commerce departments in attacks revealed just days after U.S. officials warned that cyber actors linked to the Russian government were exploiting vulnerabilities to target sensitive data.

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