According to reports reaching oyogist.com, various US officials said that some suspected Hackers believed to be working for Russia have gained access to the US Treasury Department and is currently monitoring internal email traffic.
“The United States government is aware of these reports and we are taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy any possible issues related to this situation,” said National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot.
Meanwhile, earlier today there was a National Security Council meeting at the White House to deliberate on how to tackle these attacks.
“We have asked the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI to investigate, and we cannot comment further at this time.” The US Commence Department Said.
