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U.S. Officials Will Talk To China On OPM Breach and Cybersecurity

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2015

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U.S. Officials Will Talk To China On OPM Breach and Cybersecurity

U.S. officials are set to talk to their Chinese counterparts about the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) cyber breaches in bilateral dialogues occurring this week, a State Department official said Monday.Although the U.S. government has not officially discussed attribution for the OPM breaches, several media outlets have cited anonymous government sources confirming China was likely behind the hacks (Defense Daily, June 17). On Monday a senior State Department Official echoed those claims and noted it will be discussed in the…

Space

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Congress

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Pentagon

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Congress

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