Intelligence Agencies Confirm Russia Behind Hacking

“The U.S. intelligence community stated Tuesday that Russia is ‘likely’ behind a major and ongoing series of cyberhacks of federal government agencies — its first official indication of blame,” the Washington Post reports.

“The breaches were so alarming that they had government and private-sector personnel working through the holidays, the task force said. That sense of urgency stands in contrast to Trump’s effort last month to downplay the significance of the breaches.”