UK links 'malign cyber activity' to 3 Russian intelligence services

05 April 2022 - 13:07 By William James
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“Russia is one of the world's most prolific cyber actors and dedicates significant resource into conducting cyber operations around the globe,” the fact sheet, published on the British government's website, said.
“Russia is one of the world's most prolific cyber actors and dedicates significant resource into conducting cyber operations around the globe,” the fact sheet, published on the British government's website, said.
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Britain attributed malign cyber activity to parts of three Russian intelligence services: the FSV, SVR and GRU, publishing a fact sheet on Tuesday that set out what it said were organisational details of Russia's cyber capabilities.

“Russia is one of the world's most prolific cyber actors and dedicates significant resource into conducting cyber operations around the globe,” the fact sheet, published on the British government's website, said.

“The UK government has publicly attributed malign cyber activity to parts of three Russian Intelligence services: the FSB, SVR and GRU, with each having their own remits.”

Reuters

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