(Bloomberg) — Criminal hackers doing the bidding of the Russiangovernment are believed to have hacked into a non- classified WhiteHouse computer network last year, according to a person withknowledge of the investigation.
An analysis of the malicious code and other evidence gatheredshow certain characteristics known to be used by criminal hackersworking under the sponsorship of the Russian government, said theperson who wasn't authorized to speak publicly about theinvestigation.
The White House intrusion, which some U.S. officials believe wascarried out by hackers who had earlier gained entry into StateDepartment computers, was likely a signal from the government inMoscow in retaliation for sanctions the U.S. has imposed on Russia,the person said.
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