More federal personnel records have been hacked than previously reported and U.S. officials are weighing responses ranging from new counterintelligence initiatives to destroying the data in the intruders servers, according to people briefed on the investigation.

Companies that share information on hacking threats with each other and U.S. law enforcement would be shielded from lawsuits under a House bill passed Wednesday over the objections of privacy advocates.

Criminal hackers doing the bidding of the Russian government are believed to have hacked into a non-classified White House computer network last year.

Privacy advocates have objected to a bill scheduled for a Senate committee vote on Thursday that would shield companies from lawsuits when they share information about cyber-attacks with each other and federal agencies.

The FBI said its close to finding the hackers responsible for the attack on health-insurance company Anthem that exposed personal data on about 80 million customers.

In light of the high-profile Sony Pictures and JPMorgan data breaches, the White House is making a renewed push for stalled cyber legislation

North Korea may have had a hand in a digital attack against Sony Pictures that used destructive malware to disable systems and destroy data, according to two people with the knowledge of the investigation.

North Korea may have had a hand in a digital attack against Sony Pictures that used destructive malware to disable systems and destroy data, according to two people with the knowledge of the investigation.