The latest: the Russian envoy rejects cybercrime reports
The latest: the Russian envoy rejects cybercrime reports
The latest on a new wave of global cyber attacks that are blamed Russia (all local times):
9:50 p.m.
An important Russian diplomat warns the US that his allegations of cyber crimes by Russian intelligence could dangerously increase the tensions between the nuclear superpowers.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a statement that the United States is taking a "dangerous path" by "deliberately inciting tensions in relations between the nuclear powers." He added that US allies in Europe should also think about it.
The Department of Justice of the United States on Thursday accused seven Russian military intelligence officers for hacking anti-doping agencies and other international organizations. Britain and the Netherlands accused the Russian intelligence agency GRU of a series of global cybercrimes.
Ryabkov rejected the accusations as unfounded. He said they intended to support Washington's claims of Russian meddling in the United States. UU 2016 choice and create a pretext for new sanctions against Russia.
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9:25 p.m.
The IOC president, Thomas Bach, says that the world Olympic body "has not been contacted by the different agencies" in the West that have alleged that a Russian military intelligence unit carried out cyber attacks against sports organizations.
Bach says the International Olympic Committee was "the target of numerous attacks" and that "it has constantly improved our defense system."
He spoke in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after a meeting of the IOC board of directors on the same day that the US Department of Justice accused seven Russian spies of far-reaching attacks against a chemical weapons watchdog agency. anti-doping, Olympic athletes and an airplane accident investigation. .
Bach did not respond directly to a question and asked if Russia was disappointed to attack the IOC directly.
The IOC president has long been seen as an ally of Russia who has resisted calls from athletes and national anti-doping agencies who urged them to take tougher measures against the traps supported by the state of Russia that corrupted the Olympic Winter Games. 2014 in Sochi.
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7:30 pm.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is rejecting Dutch and British allegations of cybercrime by Russian intelligence agents as "propaganda".
The ministry dismissed the accusations as a farce, claiming that their comments reflect "the Western paranoia about the omnipotent Russian cyberespies."
Britain and the Netherlands on Thursday accused the Russian military intelligence agency GRU of a series of cybercrimes, including attacks on the international chemical weapons watchdog and other international agencies, including the World Anti-Doping Agency and groups investigating the demolition of a Malaysian airline in 2014. Plane by a missile over Ukraine.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs alleged that the accusations could be aimed at creating the "necessary political environment" before the meeting of the chemical control body next week, where Western nations could boost the empowerment of the watchdog to appoint the culprits of chemical attacks.
Russia opposes that, arguing that only the Security Council of the United States should have such authority.
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5:50 p.m.
A senior Russian diplomat says Western accusations of cybercrime by Russian military intelligence are part of a multiple campaign to vilify Moscow.
Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov was quoted by Interfax as saying that the claims are aimed at considering Russia as an enemy. He said the United States and its allies "lost the sense of measure and normality," and that they will continue to make new accusations against Russia "so that the issue remains hot."
On Thursday, the Department of Justice of the United States accused seven Russian military intelligence officers of hacking anti-doping agencies and other organizations. Britain and the Netherlands accused the Russian military intelligence of GRU of a series of global cybercrimes.
Ryabkov said Russia has no intention of interfering in midterm elections in the US. or meddling in other places.
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5:15 p.m.
The World Anti-Doping Agency has welcomed a US accusation that the Russians were accused of hacking sports organizations and disclosing the athletes' medical records.
The AMA says that the alleged hackers "attempted to violate the rights of athletes by exposing personal and private data, often later modifying them, and ultimately, undermining the work of AMA and its partners in the protection of clean sport."
The AMA says it was "pleased to cooperate" with the investigation and has reinforced security since it was pirated in 2016.
The AMA, the US Anti-Doping Agency UU And the Canadian anti-doping agency were named as victims in an indictment by the US Department of Justice. UU Against seven Russian intelligence agents who were not sealed on Thursday.
Travis Tygart, executive director of the US anti-doping agency UU And a prominent critic of drug use by Russian athletes, he says that "a system that was abusing its own athletes with an institutionalized doping program has now been accused of perpetrating cyber attacks on innocent athletes around the world." the world."
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4:30 pm.
The highest court in world sports says it's "good to know" that Russian hackers who allegedly attacked your website during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have been identified.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport based in Switzerland processed dozens of cases of doping and Olympic eligibility in which Russian athletes participated in the previous days and during the games held from August 5 to 21, two years ago.
An indictment by the US Department of Justice UU Against seven Russians who opened on Thursday he alleged that they registered a false domain similar to the official website of the sports court and two suspects "made online recognition efforts aimed at CAS email accounts".
In a statement, the court said its "servers were tough enough to guarantee data protection."
The indictment says that defendant Ivan Yermakov also attacked a hotel chain operating on the Rio property where the sports court had a dedicated Olympic court.
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4 p.m.
A senior Russian lawmaker has criticized the new Western claims of alleged cybercrime by Russian military intelligence, saying they are meant to defame Russia.
On Thursday, the Department of Justice of the United States accused seven Russian military intelligence officers of hacking anti-doping agencies and other organizations. Britain and the Netherlands condemned Russian military intelligence GRU for a series of alleged global cybercrimes.
Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the foreign affairs commission in the upper chamber of the Russian parliament, denounced the accusations as false, saying that they are intended to "delegitimize Russia" and pave the way to use any illegitimate means against him.
He argued that the West has taken the GRU as "a modern analog of the KGB that served as a mistake for people in the West during the Cold War."
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3:50 p.m.
The world chemical weapons regulator that was attacked by Russian hackers says that "it takes the security of its information systems and networks very seriously."
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons says in a statement that the Dutch authorities informed their CEO about the Russian hackers who were frustrated in April and expelled from the Netherlands.
The OPCW says that since the beginning of this year "it has observed an increase in activities related to cybernetics" and "has taken measures to mitigate them".
The organization, which oversees the global convention banning chemical weapons, is headquartered in The Hague.
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2:50 p.m.
Justice Department officials say three of the seven Russian military intelligence officers accused of hacking anti-doping agencies were previously charged by special lawyer Robert Mueller.
The three defendants named in an unsealed indictment on Thursday were also named in a July indictment that accused Russia of hacking Democratic email accounts and facilitating the release of stolen emails.
John Demers, the Department of Justice's chief national security official, said the new allegation did not stem from Mueller's investigation. But it says that the Russian hackers in the latter case allegedly used some of the same methods and had the same general goal: to spread misinformation and confusion.
Demers says the accusation shows that hackers can not use anonymity to hide from the law.
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2:30 pm.
The US Department of Justice UU He has accused seven Russian military intelligence officers of hacking anti-doping agencies and other organizations.
An accusation announced in Washington on Thursday says Russia's military intelligence agency, known as GRU, addressed piracy victims because they had publicly supported the ban on Russian athletes in international sports competitions and because they had condemned the doping program of athletes sponsored by the state.
Prosecutors say the Russians also attacked a Pennsylvania-based nuclear power company and an international organization that was investigating chemical weapons in Syria and the poisoning of a former GRU officer.
The indictment says that piracy was often done remotely. If that were unsuccessful, hackers would conduct "on-site" or "near-access" hacking operations with trained GRU members traveling with sophisticated equipment to attack their victims over Wi-Fi networks.
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2:10 p.m.
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the United States is ready to help its NATO allies amid accusations that Russia's intelligence services launched a series of cyber attacks.
After talks with NATO defense ministers in Brussels on Thursday, Mattis said: "We are ready today to provide cyber support to our allies, that is now."
He did not say whether the capabilities offered would be used in response to the British and Dutch claims that the Russian GRU attempted cyber attacks on the international chemical weapons warden and other targets.
Mattis endorsed his accusations and said: "I have seen enough evidence to say that the Dutch and the British are 100% accurate to whom this has been attributed."
Britain, the Netherlands and Denmark also offered cybernetic capabilities offensive to NATO.
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12:25 p.m.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has warned Russia to stop its "reckless" behavior in the midst of a series of global cyber-attacks that are blamed on Moscow, and says that NATO allies are united behind the US governments UU And the Dutch.
In a statement issued on Thursday during a meeting of NATO defense ministers, Stoltenberg said that "NATO allies stand in solidarity with the decision of the Dutch and British governments to call Russia on its flagrant attempts to undermine international law. and the institutions. "
He said that "Russia must stop its pattern of reckless behavior, including the use of force against its neighbors, the attempt to interfere in electoral processes and generalized disinformation campaigns."
The 29 allies are discussing cybersecurity in the talks in Brussels, with the United States, Great Britain, Denmark and the Netherlands that will announce that they will provide offensive cybernetic capabilities for the use of NATO.
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12:20 p.m.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte issued a joint statement condemning the Russian military intelligence unit GRU for a series of alleged global cybercrimes.
The two leaders said on Thursday that "they will defend the international institutions of those who seek to harm them."
They spoke after officials from both countries blamed the GRU for a series of attacks against the international chemical weapons watchdog and other agencies, including the World Anti-Doping Agency and groups investigating the Malaysia Airlines 2014 accident in Ukraine.
May and Rutte say the attacks "demonstrate once again GRU's contempt for global values and the rules that keep us all safe."
Russia rejected the accusations on Thursday as "fantasies."
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11:20 a.m.
The Dutch defense minister says the Russian military intelligence unit tried cybercrimes against the international chemical weapons watchdog and the investigation into the accident of Malaysian Airlines 2014 in Ukraine.
Defense Minister Ank Bijleveld said the GRU's piracy attempts against the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, which according to her took place in April, were interrupted by the authorities. Four Russian intelligence officers were immediately expelled from the Netherlands, he said.
Speaking about Russia's attempts at piracy in the investigation of the MH17 accident on Thursday, he said: "We have been aware of the interest of the Russian intelligence services in this investigation and we have taken the appropriate measures." He added that "we are very vigilant about this."
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This version removes the incorrect reference to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons as a US organization.
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10:30 a.m.
The Russian Foreign Ministry denied accusations by British and Australian authorities that the Russian military intelligence agency GRU was behind a new wave of global cybercrimes.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday rejected the new accusations as "big fantasies."
The National Cybersecurity Center of Great Britain cited four new attacks associated with the GRU against the global anti-doping agency, the Ukrainian transport systems, the US presidential race of 2016 and others.
British officials blamed the GRU for the March agent's attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in the English town of Salisbury.
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8:20 a.m.
The defense minister of Great Britain says that a series of global cyber attacks attributed to Russia are the actions of a "pariah state" and that the United Kingdom and its NATO allies will expose such activities in the future.
Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson said Thursday that "where Russia acts indiscriminately and recklessly, where they have done it in terms of these cyber attacks, we will expose them."
His comments came after British and Australian officials said the Russian military intelligence unit GRU is behind a wave of global cyber attacks.
The National Cyber Security Center of Britain says that four new attacks are associated with GRU and previous cyber attacks.
Williamson said: "These are not the actions of a great power, these are the actions of a pariah state."
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