#shorts a reporter asked, “I want to ask you about the Chinese hacking campaign that affected —
Kirby: Sure.
Reporter: — Secretary Raimondo, among others. Do you have an update on how much damage may have been caused by this hack, what information was taken? And also, what does this episode tell you about the Chinese’s ambitions and capabilities with regard to spying?

Kirby: Okay, there’s a lot there. So, just let me set it up here. It’s important to remember what this was. It was an intrusion into Microsoft cloud services on an unclassified level. And this intrusion allowed the hackers to get access to some email traffic, particularly, that were — that — that is the main concern here — of various government officials and agencies … Now, as for the attribution, we’re not in a position right now — and I don’t have an update for you on the investigation to give. We’re not in a position to independently verify attribution, but we have seen nothing that would cause us to dispute Microsoft’s finding that it was a hacking group out of the PRC.

On 7/17/2023, Top Biden Spokesman John Kirby and White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a press briefing.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/ceBb0VL4_FQ
Top Biden Spokesman John Kirby Has No Update On Chinese Hack Of U.S. Government E-Mail Accounts