00:00Thank you so much. Well, in your own voice, can you explain how it could happen that someone, some imposter, tried to get access via a fake signal ID of the Secretary of State reaching out to officials, foreign officials, as well as domestic officials?
00:23And how could it happen, and can you explain, did they get in, and did they get any access?
00:31Well, there's a few things I can say to you here. The State Department, of course, is aware of this incident, and is currently monitoring and addressing the matter.
00:39The Department takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously takes steps to improve the Department's cybersecurity posture to prevent future incidents.
00:51For security reasons, we do not have any further details to provide at this time.
00:59The State Department, of course, when we think about the reports that have occurred, we – and the details that we would like to provide become problematic, obviously, when it comes to investigations and the nature of the actions that we're taking.
01:21So that's what I have for you right now.
01:23Well, can you say anything – can you tell the American people that there was no damage, no violation of security?
01:31I will not, whether that's the case or not, go into any of the details.
01:37This, of course, is the State Department. It's the United States government.
01:41We live in a technological age that we are well enmeshed in, and I'll leave it at that.
01:49But when there is something to report, everyone here will hear it first.
01:53Can you say whether it was discovered by State or by another government agency or by an outside provider?
01:57No, I cannot go into any details regarding discovery or the actions that have been or are being taken or will be taken.
02:05But it will be something that you will hear.
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