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White House threatens sanctions over recent cyberattack
[Iran Press TV] White House press secretary Josh Earnest says the United State will impose economic sanctions on those who hacked the data of four million of current and former 'Red line', possible UN condemnation, or stronger messages to follow. "In April, the president, using his executive authority, signed an executive order giving the Treasury Department additional authority to use economic sanctions to punish or hold accountable those who are either responsible for a cyber intrusion or are benefiting from one," he said. American officials said Thursday hackers had broke into the computer system of the Office of Personnel Management. Hackers gained access to the data of some 2.7 million current government workers and about 2 million retired workers. Unnamed American officials claimed China was behind the massive hack. The Chinese Foreign Ministry, however, announced that the accusations were irresponsible. "Not to carry out a deep investigation and keep using words such as 'possible' is irresponsible and unscientific," Chinese Foreign Ministry front man Hong Lei said. Posted by: Fred 2015-06-06 |
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