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of top American agencies and top American companies.

According to the Associated Press, U.S. government agencies and private companies rushed Monday

to secure their computer networks following the disclosure of a sophisticated and long-running

cyber espionage intrusion suspected of being carried out by Russian hackers.

The full extent of the damage is not yet clear.

The potential threat was significant enough that the Department of Homeland Security's

Cybersecurity Unit directed all federal agencies to remove compromised network management software

and thousands of companies were expected to do the same.

By the way, there are certain sources saying it's not going to be sufficient to remove the

software.

You're actually going to have to unplug the actual hardware, get rid of it, and replace it, which is crazy.

That's how infected these systems have become.

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