WASHINGTON: The US State Department said Monday it shut down its unclassified computer network over the weekend after evidence emerged that it could have been hacked.

Officials believe the incident "was linked" to one late last month when hackers breached the White House's unclassified computer network, State Department press office director Jeff Rathke told reporters.

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