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Homeland Security

Trump Administration Says Russia Hacking U.S. Energy Grid; Levies New Sanctions

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, March 15th, 2018

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Trump Administration Says Russia Hacking U.S. Energy Grid; Levies New Sanctions

The Russian government is behind an ongoing and deliberate cyber hacking campaign against the energy sector in the U.S. but so far attempts to access critical network systems have failed, senior national security officials said on Thursday.The Trump administration’s attribution the cyber-attacks against the energy grid were part of a larger announcement by the Treasury Department about new sanctions on organizations and individuals in Russia.The new sanctions are just some of the “means” the U.S. is using to “fight back,”…

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