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How did the US government get hacked?
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:12:53
Publish Date: 2020-12-16 22:44:36
Description:

Hackers gained access to U.S. government systems in a months-long act of cyberespionage. While the full extent of the security breach is still being determined, Tarah Wheeler explains the third-party software vulnerability that enabled the hack, and what the incoming Biden administration's priorities should be to meet a higher bar for U.S. cybersecurity.

Show notes and transcript: https://brook.gs/2WsRJrT 

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