Britain accuses Russia of trying to interfere with its democracy with cyberespionage campaigns

The British Government accused this Thursday Russian intelligence services Spying on British MPs, journalists or aid workers for the purpose of “interfering” with UK politics and democratic processes through cyber-espionage operations. HE Ministry of Foreign Affairs The statement blamed the KGB’s successor for leaking a large amount of classified information since 2015 with the aim of politically destabilizing the country.

“Today I can confirm that Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) “He is behind sustained efforts to interfere with our democratic processes,” said Leo Doherty, a senior Foreign Office official now held by David Cameron. “They attacked Members of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. They attacked officials, journalists and NGOs. Their targets have been high-level individuals and organizations who clearly intend to use the information obtained. “interfering in British politics” Doherty added.

Russian Ambassador calls for consultation

British cybersecurity experts have identified a group called. cold river According to Reuters, the person responsible for the cyber attacks is a group (Cold River) that will work for the Russian FSB. This is not the first time such accusations have emerged in the UK. In 2017, the Russian Government was named as the prime suspect in an investigation. Cyber ​​attack on the British Parliament managed to access the emails of dozens of MPs and other officials. More recently, in 2019, several MPs reported that they were victims of a Russian campaign to interfere in British politics. However, this time these are not individual suspicions or accusations, but the official position of the British Government.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs for protest He called the Russian ambassador for consultations andn London and its majestic sanctions against two people Who is responsible for response operations?

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