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Private email servers vulnerable to hackers, say security experts

Published Fri, Aug 14, 2015 · 09:50 PM

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    Washington

    IN the Wild West world of cyberspace, could a semi-secret private email server be more secure than a government system? Not likely.

    US federal agencies are under intense scrutiny for failing to fend off hackers in several major cyberattacks, including an intrusion at the Office of Personnel Management that produced one of the largest online data thefts in US government history. But in spite of these lapses, experts said that private email servers like the one used by Hillary Clinton when she served as secretary of state are typically much worse off when it comes to cybersecurity.

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