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Donald Trump believes that China may be behind the cyber attack (Photo: REUTERS / Cheriss May / File Photo)
US President Donald Trump said the scale of the hackers’ attack on the country’s state institutions was greatly exaggerated and admitted that China could be behind. It claims that hackers may be involved in “forgery” in the presidential elections.
«In fake news, the scale of the cyber attack is much larger than it actually is. I have been fully informed, everything is under control, ”he wrote on Twitter.
According to Trump, the media is allegedly constantly inclined to blame Russia, albeit for the cyber attack. «China can resist. “In the same tweet, the current US president reiterated that «won the elections ”and suggested that voting machines could be attacked during voting.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused Russia of “cyber espionage for the US government.” For several months, Russia has infiltrated US government agencies, private companies and other organizations and governments around the world, he said.
Trump has yet to admit defeat in the presidential election. He states that the vote was «fraudulent ”and was accompanied by massive forgeries. Even after the Electoral College vote, which confirmed Democrat Joe Biden’s victory, the White House said the incumbent president would continue to challenge the election results.
What is known about the cyberattack on US government agencies?
On December 13, hackers stole information from the US Department of the Treasury and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration of the US Department of Commerce. The attack is associated with the activities of the APT29 hacker group, or Cozy Bear, which is believed to be related to the Russian foreign intelligence service.
The next day, Russian hackers broke into the US Department of the Interior. They allegedly managed to access the department’s internal communications.
On December 18, the Department of Energy and the US National Nuclear Security Administration, which maintains arsenals of nuclear weapons, said they had evidence that hackers had gained access to their networks.
US intelligence agencies have confirmed a large-scale cyberattack on government structures.
