Russian hackers who penetrated
sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read
President Barack Obama's unclassified emails, the New York Times
reported on Saturday, quoting U.S. officials.

A White House spokeswoman declined to
comment on the report but the White House earlier this month confirmed
the breach, saying it took place last year and that it did not affect
classified information.
The New York Times said on Saturday the breach had been "far more intrusive and worrisome than has been publicly acknowledged."
It said that although no classified
networks had been compromised, officials conceded that the unclassified
system still contains highly sensitive information such as email
exchanges with diplomats, exchanges about personnel moves and
legislation, presidential schedules and discussion about policy.
Officials did not disclose the number of
Obama's emails that were read by the hackers nor the sensitivity of
their content, the New York Times said. It added that the president's
email account itself was apparently not hacked.
The paper said that Senior White House officials had known for months about the depth of the intrusion.
Source: Reuters
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