Hackers’ Broad Attack Sets Cyber Experts Worldwide Scrambling To Defend Networks

Suspected Russian hackers, who broke into United States government agencies, also spied on less high-profile organisations, including groups in Britain, a US internet provider and a county government in Arizona, according to web records and a security source.

More details were revealed on Friday of the cyber espionage campaign that has computer network security teams worldwide scrambling to limit the damage as a senior official in the outgoing administration of US President Donald Trump explicitly acknowledged Russia’s role in the hack for the first time.