London publicly accused this Thursday Russian Federal Security Service (KSB) for years carried out a cyber espionage campaign against British politicians, journalists and other public figures. The aim behind the maneuvers carried out by the former KGB was to “intervene” and “intervene” in political life and democratic processes in the UK such as the 2019 elections, according to the Deputy Foreign Minister. Leo Docherty’s Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in the House of Commons and media such as ‘The Guardian’ and ‘BBC’ reports.
After these allegations came to light, the British Government has done so summoned the Russian ambassador to the British Foreign Office. Likewise, they have imposed “appropriate sanctions” against two suspects – Andrey Korinets, better known as Alexei Doguzhiev, and Ruslan Aleksandrovich Peretyatko -, British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden reported. In addition to asserting that Russia was responsible for “hostile cyber operations aimed at interfering in the democratic process in the UK”, Dowden also assured that among the victims of cyber attacks were “parliamentarians, public officials, think tanks, journalists and NGOs.” .” The former head of the British Intelligence Service, Sir Richard Dearlove, is one of them.
Members of the Center 18 unit and the FSB’s Star Blizzard group, continued Dowden, citing a report from the British news agency PA Media, had been stealing confidential information related to the UK since at least 2015. Through hundreds of cyber attacks, they “selectively” leaked “sensitive” information aimed at to “undermine confidence” in British politics as well as other “like-minded” Western countries in the face of “confrontation with Russia”. . “The efforts made by the successors of the KGB to the influence of the shadowsThis contrasts, he said, with Britain’s commitment to “transparency.”
The newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs, David Cameron, has also spoken out on the issue despite being on an official trip to Washington, where he met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken. Russia’s attempts to interfere in British politics were “unacceptable,” he said in a statement. “They are trying to threaten our democratic process. Despite their repeated efforts, they have failed. “We will continue to work to hold Russia to account,” concluded the former British prime minister for six years.
Some British MPs have complained on previous occasions of being attacked by hackers. Among them is the Labor Party Ben Bradshow, who reported in 2019 that he had been the target of espionage by Russian Intelligence. Two years earlier, in 2017, there were also suspicions that the FSB was behind a cyber attack on the British Parliament that hacked dozens of MPs’ email accounts. Other political figures who also reportedly spied on their personal accounts were Liam Fox (Conservative Party) and Stewart McDonald (Scottish National Party). However, it was only this Thursday that Britain strongly condemned attempts by Vladimir Putin’s government to “interfere in the democratic process” in the country.
Russiafor this part, has denied involved behind cyber espionage activities as has often been done.
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