Russian hackers got into nuclear weapons stockpile’s computer network, breached Los Alamos laboratory’s defenses and may have secrets of how to disrupt nation’s electricity grid

… so this is why there’s so much about SolarWinds co. on the net ….

Daily Mail [UK]  –

Russian hackers got into nuclear weapons stockpile’s computer network, breached Los Alamos laboratory’s defenses and may have secrets of how to disrupt nation’s electricity grid, officials reveal – as FBI abandons compromised computers

• Suspected Russian hackers who have penetrated government networks got into nuclear stockpile’s networks, officials are warning Congress
• Energy Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration-controlled networks were breached 
• Among them are Los Alamos National Laboratory, which conducts the government’s most sensitive and advanced nuclear research
• Evidence of the attack was also found in the networks of the Office of Secure Transportation which is responsible for moving nuclear materials
• Another breach might have been attempt to find out how to disrupt the national power grid  
• Thomas Bossert, who was White House homeland security adviser in 2017 and 2018, warned ‘Russian’ hack is on unprecedented scale
• Kremlin denies its hackers are behind SolarWinds hack but experts say denial is worthless and all signs point directly to Putin’s spies
• Officials warn second major tech vendor was also compromised to launch attack
• The scale is jaw-dropping with hundreds of federal networks affected, Bossert said –  and most Fortune 500 firms’ networks are too

“The two agencies responsible for maintaining America’s nuclear weapons stockpile have evidence they were compromised by the suspected Kremlin cyberspies who infiltrated vast swathes of critical government infrastructure, it emerged Thursday.

Politico reported that the Energy Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration have begun to warn Congress that networks they control were breached – including at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which conducts the government’s most sensitive and advanced nuclear research.

They join a list of hacked networks which already included those of the Pentagon, the FBI, Treasury and State Departments. The FBI is to deliver a classified briefing to Congress on Friday and the House Homeland Security Committee has launched an investigation.”

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. . .  and these goons want to rifle through my bags at the airport and spy on my computer . . .