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Russians hacked into control rooms of U.S. electric utilities

CBS News has learned hackers related to Russia gained access to the control rooms of U.S. electric utilities in 2016 and 2017, and were able to compromise the grid the point where they could have interrupted power flows and caused blackouts. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues joins CBSN to discuss his reporting.
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