Krebs headed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) until Trump fired him in November. The infiltration, believed to have been conducted by the Russians, appears to have compromised the Departments of Energy, State, Defense, Homeland Security, Treasury and Commerce. His name did not appear in CNN’s story about CISA and the hack published Thursday. On Wednesday, Krebs testified before the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, where the hack was barely mentioned. ROMNEY SLAMS WHITE HOUSE'S 'INEXCUSABLE SILENCE' ON RUSSIAN CYBER ATTACKSFederal cyberdefense falls under the purview of CISA, as part of the Department of Homeland Security.

Source: Fox News December 19, 2020 00:45 UTC