Obama orders review of 2016 election cyberattacks


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 14 Dec 2016

WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama has ordered intelligence agencies to review cyberattacks and foreign intervention into the 2016 election and deliver a report before he leaves office on Jan 20, the White House said. 

In October, the US government formally accused Russia of a campaign of cyberattacks against Democratic Party organisations ahead of the Nov 8 presidential election, and Obama has said he warned Russian President Vladimir Putin about consequences for the attacks. 

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