US Congress website down for short time; Pro- Russian hacking group claims to have conducted attack

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The website for U.S. Congress, Congress.gov, was down for a short time Thursday evening after a pro-Russian hacking group known as Killnet claimed to have conducted a cyberattack.

Russian flag displayed on a laptop screen and binary code displayed on a screen are seen in this multiple exposure illustration photo.The individual websites for the House and Senate appeared to be unaffected.

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