The UK has accused Russia's FSB of a years-long cyber-espionage campaign, dating back to at least 2015, targeting high-profile politicians and civil servants. The campaign, attributed to Centre 18 of the FSB, has involved hacking the personal information of British officials against the war in Ukraine and interfering with British politics. The UK has imposed sanctions on Russia and summoned the Russian ambassador in response. Foreign Office minister Leo Docherty revealed the FSB's interference in UK politics.
#Britain has summoned its #Russian ambassador after alleging that a Russian spy group has been involved in a years-long campaign to #hack the personal information of British officials who are against the war in Ukraine and interfere with British politics. https://t.co/Db4FimFDX5
⚡️ UK accuses Russian FSB of multi-year campaign of cyber-attacks. The British National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) accused on Dec. 7 Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) of a lengthy campaign of cyber attacks against the U.K. dating back at least to 2015 and involving…
Britain summons Russian ambassador over years-long FSB cyberespionage campaign https://t.co/MomIdRFcdw https://t.co/n5eBK5HIlg
Foreign Office minister tells MPs that #Russia is ‘behind sustained effort to interfere in our democratic processes’ https://t.co/ew3eTqtibS
UK sanctions Russia for long-standing hack & leak campaign. "The group — tracked by several companies as Calisto, COLDRIVER or Star Blizzard/SEABORGIUM — was formally attributed by the British government to officers working for Centre 18 of the FSB." https://t.co/57onzNnvpB
BREAKING: Russia’s security service FSB has compromised the private conversations of high-profile politicians and civil servants during sustained attempts to interfere in UK political processes, Foreign Office minister Leo Docherty has told MPs. https://t.co/oiQlvE6Ml1