Cyber Attacks On USA
BBC Homepage Skip to content Accessibility Help Sign in Home News More Search BBC News Menu World Africa Australia Europe Latin America Middle East US & Canada ADVERTISEMENT US cyber-attack: Russia 'clearly' behind SolarWinds operation, says Pompeo Published 1 hour ago Share IMAGE COPYRIGHT GETTY IMAGES image caption Mike Pompeo said investigators were still "unpacking precisely what [the cyber-attack] is" 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...