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Biden: Trump 'failed' to shore up nation's cybersecurity
By ALEXANDRA JAFFE and "There's still so much we
MEG KINNARD don't know," Biden said dur-
Associated Press ing a news conference in
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Wilmington, Delaware. "But
President-elect Joe Biden we know this much: This at-
on Tuesday assailed the tack constitutes a grave risk
Trump administration for to our national security. It
failing to fortify the nation's was carefully planned and
cyber defenses, and called carefully orchestrated."
on President Donald Trump The U.S. government has
to publicly identify the not made a formal assess-
perpetrator of a massive ment of who was behind
breach of U.S. government the attack, but both Secre-
agencies — a hack some tary of State Mike Pompeo
of Trump's top allies have and Attorney General Wil-
blamed on Russia. liam Barr have said all signs
Biden, who is being briefed point to Russia. But Trump,
on high-level intelligence in who has long sidestepped
preparation for taking of- blaming Moscow for its
fice next month, said plan- provocations, has not fol-
ning for the hack began as lowed suit and has instead
early as 2019. Several fed- suggested — without evi-
eral agencies, including dence — that China may
the Treasury Department, have carried out the hack.
have said they were tar-
geted. Continued on next page President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen Theater in Wilmington, Del., Tuesday, Dec 22, 2020.
Associated Press