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  • Aaron Bernstein / Reuters

    US AG creates a new 'Cybersecurity Task Force'

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    Richard Lawler
    Richard Lawler
    02.21.2018

    Days after the Mueller investigation revealed indictments against 13 Russian nationals for election tampering, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced a new Cybersecurity Task Force. Its marching orders are a bit vague -- "canvass the many ways that the Department is combatting the global cyber threat" -- but the AG's first ask is for it to investigate efforts to interfere with US elections and infrastructure.