(CNN) White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien held a call on Tuesday with his counterparts in an international intelligence sharing alliance to discuss the suspected Russian cyberattack on US government agencies and propose a joint statement condemning the breach, according to a senior administration official and two officials from the other nations. The US, UK Canada, Australia and New Zealand are the so-called Five Eyes alliance that shares a broad range of intelligence in one of the world's tightest multilateral arrangements. Microsoft, which was hit by the hack as well, said in a statement that the attack was "effectively an attack on the United States" but added that other Five Eyes countries were also impacted: Canada and the United Kingdom. "While roughly 80% of these customers are located in the United States, this work so far has also identified victims in seven additional countries," Microsoft said. "It's certain that the number and location of victims will keep growing."

Source: CNN December 23, 2020 22:07 UTC