U.S. officials are reportedly privately worried Russia stole blueprints for U.S. blackout restoration
SYNDICATED 2 months ago In public. American officials have said they do not believe Russia s SVR intelligence agency pierced classified systems and stole sensitive communications and plans during an alleged cyberattack on what may have hundreds of networks in the United States, The New York Times reports. But privately, per the Times, those same officials reportedly say they still aren t sure exactly what was or was not taken.There are concerns that the SVR which the U.S. intelligence agency and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo are confident was behind the breach, despite President Trump suggesting China may have been involved instead of Moscow was able to get its hands on delicate, albeit unclassified information from victims like the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. It s reportedly possible the hackers accessed Black Start, the detailed technical blueprints for the U.S