Sharyl Attkisson 'Outraged' Over Computers' Hacking; 'Very Serious and Disturbing Matter'

Matthew Balan | June 17, 2013
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From the 17 June 2013 broadcast of CBS This Morning:

SHARYL ATTKISSON: There were signs of unusual happenings in my home for many months, and that included odd behavior of both my work and my personal computers. One example was the computers began turning themselves on, and then, back off again during the night....

NORAH O'DONNELL: So Sharyl, you have been reporting on Benghazi. You did some of the groundbreaking work on the 'Fast and Furious' program. What exactly did the intruder do or what were they were looking for, do we know, on your computer?

ATTKISSON: ...[T]he analysis found very unusual activity buried deep in the computer. The unauthorized party accessed the CBS computer in my home on multiple occasions. And specifically, in December, they used sophisticated methods to cover their tracks....

...[I]t's a very serious and disturbing matter. I'm outraged that anyone would do such a thing, and CBS News takes all of this very seriously.