But deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said the order's twin goals - strengthening cybersecurity and punishing those responsible for cyberattacks - should win bipartisan support.
Joe Biden's executive order aims to shore up US cyber defenses
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Ms. Neuberger said federal officials concluded that China’s hackers geolocated a large number of people in the Washington, D.C., and Virginia region with the goal of identifying individual espionage targets.
AT&T and Verizon say they stopped China's hackers, but threats remain
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