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U.s. Homeland Chief: Cyber 9/11 Could Happen 'imminently'


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Janet Napolitano, DHS

U.S. Secretary for Homeland Security Janet Napolitano attends a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the World War Two Battle of the Coral Sea in Canberra May 3, 2012.

Credit: Reuters/Andrew Taylor

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano warned on Thursday that a major cyber attack is a looming threat and could have the same sort of impact as last year's Superstorm Sandy, which knocked out electricity in a large swathe of the Northeast.

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