Outrage grows over massive hack of US government

10 July 2015 - 19:13
By Rob Lever

Outrage grew Friday over the massive hack of the US government, an incident which puts Washington in a quandary over dealing with China, the main suspect in the attack. Lawmakers and employee union leaders expressed disbelief over the staggering numbers affected -- some 21.5 million people including current and former government workers, applicants, contractors and spouses of those who underwent background checks for security clearances.

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