Russian hackers read Obama's unclassified emails: NYT

• 04.26.2015, 14:26
•  World,  No-politics

Russian hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer system last year read President Barack Obama's unclassified emails, Reuters reports, quoting the New York Times.

"There is no evidence that the president's email account itself was hacked, White House officials said. Still, the fact that some of Mr. Obama's communications were among those retrieved by hackers has been one of the most closely held findings of the inquiry," the paper said.

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.

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.