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Hackers Access Information of 4 Million Government Employees
Millions of US government personnel records were not as well protected as most Americans' online bank accounts. That's just one embarrassing lesson from a massive hacking attack that probably came from China. What was it for? Is cyber security being improved?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenMillions of US government personnel records were not as well protected as most Americans' online bank accounts. That's just one embarrassing lesson from a massive hacking attack that probably came from China. What was it for? Is cyber security being improved?
Also, Russian sanctions and trade top a crowded G7 agenda. On today's Talking Point, the escape of two killers from New York's maximum security prison unfolded like a Hollywood movie.
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3 storiesRussian Sanctions and Trade Top Crowded G7 Agenda
The G7 Summit in Germany, trade and sanctions against Russia were high on the agenda. So was ISIS. After the meeting ended today, President Obama told reporters that gains by the Islamic State indicate the need for better training of Iraqi soldiers.
Read the story7 minA Massive Data Breach Was Just Waiting to Happen
It took three months for the Office of Personnel Management to discover that key records of at least four million federal employees were being hacked . Defenses were so weak, one cyber security expert says, "The mystery is not how they got cleaned out… but what took the Chinese so long."
Read the story32 minHow Does Anyone Manage to Break Out in This Day and Age?
New York State has offered a $100,000 reward for two murderers who escaped from Clinton Correctional Facility, a maximum-security prison in upstate New York near the Canadian border. David Sweat was convicted of shooting a sheriff’s deputies more than a dozen times. Richard Matt was serving time for beating a kidnapped man to death.
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