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Explainer - US government hack: espionage or act of war? The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of war and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate, and not just with sanctions.
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REUTERS: The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of war and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate, and not just with sanctions.
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U.S. government hack: Espionage or act of war?
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The hack, first reported by Reuters, hijacked software made by Texas-based SolarWinds Corp. By inserting malicious code into updates pushed to SolarWinds customers, the hackers were for months able to explore the computer networks of private companies, think tanks, and government agencies.
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The suspected Russian hack of U.S. government agencies has led to heated rhetoric from lawmakers, with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin calling it virtually a declaration of war and U.S. Senator Marco Rubio saying that America must retaliate, and not just with sanctions.
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