05-01-2017 16:58 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Russia cyber attacks are 'major threat,' Congress probe hears

By Dustin Volz and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian cyber attacks pose a "major threat" to the United States, top U.S. intelligence officials told a congressional hearing on Thursday despite scepticism from President-elect Donald Trump about findings that Moscow orchestrated hacking of the 2016 election. Although Trump called himself a "big fan" of the intelligence community on Thursday, he is heading for a conflict over the issue with Democrats and some fellow Republicans in Con
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