Washington: Outgoing President Donald Trump has raised doubts over China for the cyber attack in the country rather than Russia, while the US Secretary of State and other top officials have blamed Russia for the attack. Trump, while publicly commenting on the cyberattack for the first time Saturday, scoffed at the idea of holding Russia accountable and did not favor the cyberattack, despite the country’s cybersecurity agency warning that it would And private networks may pose a “serious” threat.
“Cyberattacks are bigger in bogus news media than reality,” Trump tweeted on Saturday. I have been given complete information and everything is under control. ” He alleged that the media was “scared to discuss the possibility of China being on hand”. Earlier, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that it was quite clear that Russia was behind the most dangerous cyberattack against America. It is unclear what the hackers were looking for, but experts say their plans include secrets related to nuclear weapons, profiling of advanced weapons, research related to the Covid-19 vaccine, and key government leaders and big industrialists. May include collecting information about.
Pompeo said in an interview with Mark Levine, the director of a radio talk show, late Friday, “I think we can now say very clearly in this case that the Russian people were involved in this activity.” A US official, on condition of keeping his identity confidential, said that a statement claiming to be Russia’s hand behind the White House cyber attack was scheduled to be released on Friday afternoon, but was not asked to do so at the last minute. The White House has not immediately responded to questions regarding the basis or statement of Trump’s claims and has yet to comment on Pompeo’s comments.
