In an interview last night on "CBS Evening News" with Scott Pelley, Secretary of State John Kerry said it was "very likely" that Russia and China were reading his emails.
"It is very likely. It is not ... outside the realm of possibility and we know they have attacked a number of American interests over the course of the last few days," said Kerry. "It's very possible ... and I certainly write things with that awareness."
A "flurry" of hacking incidents have been reported in the news over the last year. "In June, the Office of Personnel Management suffered a massive breach of personal information. Officials have told CBS News, all signs point to Chinese hackers as the source."
After the OPM, news leaked that the Pentagon's Joint Chief's email was also breached. U.S. officials believe Russia might be responsible for that hack.
"Spying has taken place for centuries and the latest means of spying is to be going after peoples' cyber," said Kerry. "Companies spend billions of dollars to protect themselves, the United States government does the same."
