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US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has blamed Russia for what is being described
as the worst-ever cyber espionage attack on the US government.
"We can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity,"
Mr Pompeo said on Friday.
President Trump downplayed the attack's severity - saying it was "under control" -
and cast doubt on Russia's role, hinting at Chinese involvement.
The hack, targeting software made by US firm SolarWinds, was found last week.
However, it had been going on for months. Russia has denied any involvement in
the attack.
Among the US agencies targeted was the office that manages nuclear weapons.
That government organisation, the US energy department, said however that the
arsenal's security had not been compromised.
Several other organisations around the world, including in the UK, are understood
to have been targeted by hackers using the same network management
software.
Researchers, who have named the hack Sunburst, say it could take years to fully
comprehend what is one of the biggest ever cyber-attacks.