Thompson and Ranking Member katko and all of our members. Today is the first on the house of cyberattack that occurred last year that targeted the Software Companies solarwinds. The details are truly frightening. Here is what we know. A sophisticated attacker reported to be the russian government broke into solarwinds system and inserted malicious code into its software which customers then downloaded. The numbers tell how dangerous how an attack this can be. Nearly 18,000 customers downloaded updates containing the malicious code. It is not just the number of victims or known victims but the nature of this attack and the profile of victims that should give us all grave concerns. One of the victims were Major Technology companies some of which have the best Cyber Technology in the world. Our nations Law Enforcement and Government Agencies involved in Foreign Affairs and National Security. It has affected approximately 100 private Sector Companies and at least nine federal agencies. Inc
A runoff that will decide the balance of power in congress. Also a change of plan the New York Stock Exchange decides not to remove the shares of 3 Chinese Telecommunication companies. That have you with us welcome to the program its being called a breakthrough saudi arabia is reopening its land and sea borders with cattle in whats been seen as a big step forward to resolve a 3 and a half year diplomatic crisis the announcement came just hours before a Gulf Cooperation Council summit qatars amir is amongst the leaders meeting in the saudi city of with hopes of resolving the dispute reports now from doha. More than 3 years after saudi arabia u. A. E. Behind and egypt imposed a blockade on qatar finally a breakthrough that the military fuck up an agreement was reached open the land and maritime borders between the kingdom of saudi arabia and the state of qatar starting tonight this statement from the kuwaitis on the eve of a g. C. C. Summit in saudi arabia was not a surprise since the cr
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