The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack.
Officials at the fund gave few details but said the attack earlier this year had been "a very major breach" of its systems, the New York Times reports.
Cyber security officials said the hack was designed to install software to create a "digital insider presence".
The IMF, which holds sensitive economic data about many countries, said its operations were fully functional.
The cyber attack took place over several months, and happened before former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was arrested over sexual assault charges.
"I can confirm that we are investigating an incident," said spokesman David Hawley.
"I am not in a position to elaborate further on the extent of the cyber security incident."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13740591
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