U.S. officials announced Thursday what may be one of the largest breaches of federal U.S. employees. Held by the Office of Personnel Management, information about 4 million current and former workers was stolen, including social security numbers.
Anonymous U.S. officials told several news outlets that authorities believe the attack came from hackers in China.” This comes just before two big diplomatic meetings with Chinese officials, one being a September summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with cyber security expect Jim Lewis for a look at the possible motive of the hackers and what it means, both for those who were hacked and on a geopolitical scale.
Guest
- James Lewis, senior fellow and program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He tweets @james_a_lewis.
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