WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian
hackers who penetrated sensitive parts of the White House computer
system last year read President Barack Obama's
unclassified emails, the
New York Times reported on Saturday, quoting U.S. officials.
"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.
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.
The New York Times said on
Saturday the breach had been "far more intrusive and worrisome than has
been publicly acknowledged."
It said that although no classified networks had been
compromised, officials conceded that the unclassified system still
contains highly sensitive information such as email exchanges with
diplomats, exchanges about personnel moves and legislation, presidential
schedules and discussion about policy.
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.
The paper said that Senior White House officials had known for months about the depth of the intrusion.
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