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Ron Wyden: “The impression that the American people might get from this hearing is that the hackers are such formidable adversaries…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
The impression that the American people might get from this hearing is that the hackers are such formidable adversaries that there was nothing that the American government or our biggest tech companies could have done to protect themselves.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Wyden warns against the narrative that hackers are unbeatable.

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