Britain summons Russian ambassador over cyber espionage case against British politician

British Foreign Minister, David Cameronsummoned the Russian ambassador in London to express his deep concerns great Britain of massive espionage carried out by the Russian secret service, the FSB, since 2015 against British politicians, businessmen, officials, journalists and social agents.

The FSB special unit, Cameron denounced, hacked hundreds of electronic devices belonging to key people associated with the British government and British strategic structures to obtain information and documents that could be used to create instability in the country. great Britain and harm their democracy.

England aimed straight at Center 18a unit within the FSB, responsible for the creation and coordination of the Star Blizzard hacker group serving the Kremlin, also known as Callisto.

He UK foreign office said in a statement that, despite the document leak, “attempts to interfere in British politics and democracy have been unsuccessful.”

National Crime Agency great Britain has identified, and sanctioned, two members of Star Blizzard as those primarily responsible for the hacking and espionage operations.

It was Ruslan Aleksandrovich PeretyatkoFSB intelligence officer, and Andrey Stanislavovich Korinetsmember of Callisto.

In his statement to the press, Cameron stated that “Russia’s attempts to interfere in the country’s politics great Britain “They are completely unacceptable and seek to threaten our democratic process.”

However, he assured that “despite repeated attempts, they failed.” He noted that “by sanctioning those responsible and recalling the Russian ambassador today, we are exposing their nefarious efforts to influence and providing another example of how Russia chooses to operate on the global stage.”

Minister of Home Affairs, James Smart, stated that “an attack on our democratic institutions is an attack on Britain’s most basic values ​​and freedoms. “The UK will not tolerate foreign interference and, through the National Security Bill, we are making the UK a more difficult operating environment for those who want to interfere in our democratic institutions.”

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