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December 17, 2020The Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security Administration, which holds US nuclear weapons depots, has evidence that hackers have breached their networks.



The incident took place as part of a larger espionage operation that affected at least half a dozen federal agencies. 



Politico writes it, citing executives aware of the affair. The suspicious activity was also identified in the Los Alamos and Sandia national laboratories in New Mexico and Washington.