S federal agencies and corporations identified last month likely originated in Russia, the US director of national intelligence said on Tuesday.

美國國家情報局局長週二表示，上個月確定的S聯邦機構和公司可能源於俄羅斯。

A joint statement issued by federal security agencies said the hackers goal appeared to be collecting intelligence rather than any destructive acts.

聯邦安全機構發表的聯合聲明說，黑客的目標似乎是收集情報，而不是任何破壞性行為。

They said they had identified fewer than 10 agencies that were hacked, although added that the investigation is ongoing and more government victims may be identified.

他們說，他們已經確定了不到10個被黑客攻擊的機構，儘管補充說，調查正在進行，可能會確定更多的政府受害者。

The statement is the first concrete attribution of the incident by the Trump administration.

該聲明是特朗普政府對該事件的首次具體歸因。

Meanwhile, Russian officials have denied involvement and did not immediately respond to questions.

同時，俄羅斯官員否認參與其中，也沒有立即迴應問題。

Security company Fireeye, which was itself breached, discovered the new round of hacks, many which were later traced to a tainted software update from the network management developer Solar winds.

安全公司Fireeye本身也被入侵，它發現了新一輪的黑客攻擊，其中許多黑客攻擊後來被追溯到網絡管理開發商Solar winds的一個受汙染的軟件更新。

As many as 18,000 customers downloaded the updates at companies like Microsoft and US federal departments, including defense, state, Treasury and homeland security.

在微軟等公司和美國聯邦部門，包括國防、州政府、財政部和國土安全部，下載更新的客戶多達18000人。

The breach is considered the worst known cyber compromise in the last five years.

該漏洞被認為是過去五年來已知的最嚴重的網絡洩露事件。

Previously, President Donald Trump suggested the hackers could be from China, but Secretary of State Mike Pompeo quickly said in a radio interview that it was quote pretty clear that it was the Russians that engaged in this activity.

此前，美國總統唐納德-特朗普表示，黑客可能來自中國，但國務卿邁克-蓬佩奧在接受電臺採訪時很快表示，引用很清楚，是俄羅斯人参與了這項活動。

Meanwhile, President elect Joe Biden criticized the president's response and has promised an overwhelming focus on the hacks when he assumes office in January.

同時，候任總統喬-拜登責備了總統的迴應，並承諾在1月上任後將對黑客問題進行壓倒性的關注。