White House Still Impacted by ‘Inconveniences’ Following Breach of Computer System
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Stockbyte/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — One day after a senior administration official confirmed to ABC that hackers had breached an unclassified computer system at the White House, the system remains on the fritz.
Administration officials tell ABC News that the defensive measures taken to protect and repair the unclassified network have caused some outages and connectivity issues. White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest termed those issues as “inconveniences” which haven’t “affected the ability of White House staffers…to carry out the important work that’s done here.”
Earnest also said Wednesday that the White House’s classified systems were not affected by the breach.
“There are many people around the world who would love to gain greater insight into the activities of the U.S. government by collecting information from the White House network,” Earnest pointed out Wednesday.
Still, he opted not to share any further details, saying that “it would be unwise for me to discuss exactly what we know…by publicly revealing what we know it might affect our ability to know more.”
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