US intelligence chiefs Russia, a major cyber threat to US

Russian cyber attacks pose a "major threat" to the United States. Thus they expressed senior US intelligence during a hearing in Congress this swelling, despite the skepticism of President-elect Donald Trump on the conclusions that Moscow has orchestrated pirate attacks in the presidential elections of 2016.

Although Trumpi called himself as "big fan" of the intelligence community today, he is expected to be involved in a conflict on this issue with Democrats and some of his congressional Republicans.

Many lawmakers are sensitive and very careful about Moscow, while not trust at all to the glory of Trumpi Russian President Vladimir Putin, and to heal the disagreements between the United States and Russia.

Trump, who officially becomes president of America on January 20, will be briefed by the heads of intelligence agencies on Friday, the attacks that targeted the Democratic Party during the presidential election campaign, which was won by him.

Director of National Intelligence, James Clapper; Director of the National Security Agency, Mike Rogers; and Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Marcel Lettre, who all testified on Thursday before the Armed Services Committee of the Senate, chaired by Republican John McCain, a prominent critic of Putin.

Intelligence officials described Moscow as a major threat to a wide range of interests of the United States, due to "more advanced programs for cyber attacks" and sophisticated skills.

"Russia is a pirate cyber scale, which constitutes a major threat to the US government, military, diplomacy, trade and infrastructure," they said in a joint statement.

Obama last week ordered the expulsion of 35 Russians suspected spies and imposed sanctions against two Russian intelligence agencies, because of their alleged involvement in cyber attacks on American political groups in the 2016 elections.

American Intelligence Agency say that Russia is behind the attacks that affected the Democratic Party organizations and other operators before the elections, a conclusion supported by several private cyber security firm. Moscow, however, denies charges of cyber attacks.