Suspected Russian hackers spied on US Treasury emails

Hackers believed to be working for Russia have been monitoring internal email traffic at the United States’ Treasury and Commerce departments, people familiar with the matter revealed.

The Commerce Department has confirmed there was a breach at one of its agencies, while the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI were asked to investigate it.

The hack led to a National Security Council meeting at the White House on Saturday. National Security Council spokesman John Ul…