US Takes Action Against Cyber Theft Threat


24 February, 2013

From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report in Special English.

The United States has announced a plan to fight the quickly growing threat from cyber spies and Internet attackers known as hackers. America's Attorney General Eric Holder recently said that ever - improving technology is making it easier for people and countries to strike at the United States.

Mister Holder said the Justice Department is fighting back aggressively. He said it is working with various states and government agencies to find and bring to justice those involved in cyber theft and cyber espionage. And, the attorney general called for increased co-operation with private companies. He described the importance of keeping trade secrets a secret.


A security analyst looks at code at the U.S. government's cyber defense lab in Idaho Falls, Idaho