미 재무부 "기밀 정보 유출 피해는 없어"...백악관, 러시아 해킹 배후 놓고 충돌<br /><br />The U.S. recently confirmed its federal networks has suffered a large, sophisticated cyberattack.<br />Despite growing security concerns, a top Trump administration official says no classified systems within the Treasury Department were affected.<br />Lee Kyung-eun reports.<br />More details are emerging about the massive hacking campaign against U.S. federal networks.<br />In an interview with CNBC on Monday,...U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin admitted that his department had also been hacked.<br />But he stressed only unclassified systems had been accessed....resulting in no serious damage.<br />It was last week that a large, sophisticated cyberattack against Washington came to light.<br />The government confirmed that hacking has been taking place over the past nine months,... and is still ongoing.<br />Hackers attempted to infiltrate multiple U.S. agencies and 24 organizations,... by hijacking software called SolarWinds Orion.<br />They included the commerce department, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,... and parts of the Pentagon.<br />Microsoft, another victim, said more than 40 of its customers were affected, mostly cyber security and IT companies.<br />The list is expected to grow as the investigation unfolds.<br />Amid growing concerns over what experts say could be the worst hacking operation in U.S. history,...the White House is sending contradictory messages.<br />Attorney-general William Barr is among a number of officials who blame Russia for the attack.<br />Mike Pompeo also said Russia's engagement is "pretty clear".<br />President Donald Trump, on the other hand, asserted that China may be to blame.<br />He also downplayed the severity of the incident calling it fake news, while cyber officials warned that the situation poses a “grave risk” to the government.<br />The President-elect Joe Biden in the meantime, says cybersecurity as top of his agenda, and vowed to take swift and strong measures against whoever is responsible.<br />Lee Kyung-eun, Arirang News.<br />
