Suspected Russian hackers breached U.S. Department of Homeland Security - sources

U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem is pictured at the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center in Arlington Virginia
U.S. Department of Homeland Security emblem is pictured at the National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) located just outside Washington in Arlington, Virginia September 24, 2010. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang/File Photo

Dec 14 (Reuters) - A team of sophisticated hackers believed to be working for the Russian government won access to internal communications at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter.

The breach was part of the campaign reported Sunday that penetrated the U.S. departments of Treasury and Commerce. read more

DHS is a massive bureaucracy responsible for border security, cybersecurity and most recently the secure distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.

Reporting by Chris Bing and Joseph Menn; Editing by Lisa Shumaker

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