Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Says Russia Behind Cyber Attack

While interviewing on the Mark Levin Show, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo commented on the recent cyberattack on the federal government stating that, “we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity.”

The interview spanned over twelve and a half minutes touching on a number of issues including the recent “attack on our computer systems and software systems,” by the Russians.

QUESTION: From my pedestrian point of view, and that’s all it is, I agree with you 100 percent that they need to be on that list. Now, this attack, I guess our government is still sorting it out and so forth. Reports are coming out this is a massive attack on our computer systems and our software systems, correct?

SECRETARY POMPEO: That’s right. I can’t say much more as we’re still unpacking precisely what it is, and I’m sure some of it will remain classified. But suffice it to say there was a significant effort to use a piece of third-party software to essentially embed code inside of U.S. Government systems and it now appears systems of private companies and companies and governments across the world as well. This was a very significant effort, and I think it’s the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity.