White House Won’t Chinese Cyber Attack May Have Targeted U.S. Intelligence

‘We’re obviously taking a hard look at that

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RHODES: "I think we come to work with the assumption that on any given day at any given time there are foreign governments, hackers trying to get into our systems. And that's why we have to constantly be upgrading our own cyber defenses and importantly working with the private sector so our nation is more secure against cyber attacks. That's something we would like Congress to take action on through legislation." 
MITCHELL: "Can you assure us that none of our intelligence assets, identities were stolen or were pierced?" 
RHODES: "I don't think that's the particular focus of this intrusion. We're obviously taking a hard look at that. But at the same time, this looked like a much broader collection of information rather than a type of targeted effort on very specific small number of individuals. The ultimate solution to this, of course, is to have more secure network, both here in government and across the country, that's what we're focused on above all, Andrea."

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