File photo: US President Donald Trump responds to questions from members of the news media during a news conference at the White House in Washington, US, August 31, 2020. "I have been fully briefed and everything is well under control," Trump tweeted in his first public comments on the hack, adding that "Russia Russia Russia is the priority chant when anything happens" and suggesting without offering evidence that China "may" also be involved. Pompeo had said the breach -- which cyber experts say could have far-reaching impact and take months to unravel -- was "pretty clearly" Russia's work. Among the government agencies affected by the cyberattack, according to media reports, are the departments of State, Treasury, Commerce and Homeland Security. In one of his two tweets Saturday, Trump attempted to link the cyberattack to his persistent efforts to undercut Biden's election win.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 19, 2020 20:26 UTC