... the hacks uncovered so far may be the tip of the iceberg.
The hack is so serious it led to a National Security Council meeting at the White House on Saturday.
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The breach presents a major challenge to the incoming administration of President-elect Joe Biden as officials investigate what information was stolen and try to ascertain what it will be used for. It is not uncommon for large scale cyber investigations to take months or years to complete.
“This is a much bigger story than one single agency,” said one of the people familiar with the matter. “This is a huge cyber espionage campaign targeting the U.S. government and its interests.”
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Hackers broke into the NTIA’s [National Telecommunications and Information Administration] office software, Microsoft’s Office 365. Staff emails at the agency were monitored by the hackers for months, sources said.
(Reuters)
