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AFP
London
Britain and the United States on Thursday accused Russia of orchestrating a “reckless” cyber assault against Georgia last year as part of an aggressive campaign of online attacks worldwide.
The transatlantic allies blamed the late October hacking of some 2,000 websites in the former Soviet republic on Russian military intelligence and vowed to step up efforts to counter Moscow’s activity.
The hack, which they said was carried out by Russia’s GRU agency, targeted the websites of the president, courts and media outlets, among others.
“The GRU’s reckless and brazen campaign of cyber-attacks against Georgia, a sovereign and independent nation, is totally unacceptable,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement.
“The Russian government has a clear choice: continue this aggressive pattern of behaviour against other countries, or become a responsible partner which respects international law.”
The GRU has been linked to a series of major attacks, including the hacking of US Democratic National Committee (DNC) servers before President Donald Trump’s election in 2016.
Last month, US cyber firm Area 1 Security said Russian operatives had hacked a Ukrainian energy company at the centre of Trump’s impeachment trial.
London
Britain and the United States on Thursday accused Russia of orchestrating a “reckless” cyber assault against Georgia last year as part of an aggressive campaign of online attacks worldwide.
The transatlantic allies blamed the late October hacking of some 2,000 websites in the former Soviet republic on Russian military intelligence and vowed to step up efforts to counter Moscow’s activity.
The hack, which they said was carried out by Russia’s GRU agency, targeted the websites of the president, courts and media outlets, among others.
“The GRU’s reckless and brazen campaign of cyber-attacks against Georgia, a sovereign and independent nation, is totally unacceptable,” British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said in a statement.
“The Russian government has a clear choice: continue this aggressive pattern of behaviour against other countries, or become a responsible partner which respects international law.”
The GRU has been linked to a series of major attacks, including the hacking of US Democratic National Committee (DNC) servers before President Donald Trump’s election in 2016.
Last month, US cyber firm Area 1 Security said Russian operatives had hacked a Ukrainian energy company at the centre of Trump’s impeachment trial.
