Russia-linked hacking against national labs spurs inquiry from two House chairmen

The Republican chairmen of two U.S. House committees want more information from the Department of Energy about reported Russian hacking activity against three national laboratories last year.

The lawmakers — James Comer of Kentucky and Frank Lucas of Oklahoma — cited a recent Reuters report about a group known as Cold River targeting the Brookhaven, Argonne and Lawrence Livermore labs in August and September.

“Although it is unclear whether the attempted intrusions were successful, it is alarming that a hostile …

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