"The State Department is serious about its obligations to protect information and is constantly taking steps to ensure data security," a State Department spokesman said in a comment to TASS.
According to the interlocutor of the publication, for security reasons, the department cannot publicly discuss the nature and extent of the alleged incident.
Fox News journalist Jackie Heinrick previously reported on the cyberattack on the US State Department, which took place about two weeks ago.
According to her, the information came from the Cyber Command of the United States Armed Forces.