An Obama administration spokesman “categorically” denied in an email statement...
An Obama administration spokesman “categorically” denied in an email statement Wednesday allegations that the U.S. participated in a cyberattack against the French government. The denial followed a story published by a French magazine L'Express (http://xrl.us/bn2ump) that claimed a virus that…
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infected French government computers this year resembled the Flame virus that was allegedly developed by U.S. and Israeli cyberexperts to target Iranian computer systems. Matthew Chandler, a spokesman for the Department of Homeland Security, said: “We categorically deny the allegations by unnamed sources that the U.S. government participated in a cyber attack against the French government. France is one of our strongest allies. Our outstanding cooperation in intelligence sharing, law enforcement, and cyber defense has never been stronger, and remains essential in successfully combating the common threat of extremism.”