Russian spies ‘tried to hack’ chemicals watchdog probing Novichok attack

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  1. hawki

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    "Russia’s military intelligence service has been accused of trying to hack the global chemical weapons watchdog which is investigating the Salisbury nerve agent attack.

    Officials in the Netherlands, where the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is based, said four Russians had been expelled after the alleged cyber strike.

    British intelligence helped thwart the operation which was launched in April, a month after the Salisbury Novichok poisoning which targeted Russian spy Sergei Skripal.

    Details were revealed on Thursday after the UK Government accused the GRU of a wave of other cyber attacks across the globe..."

    https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/...atchdog-probing-novichok-attack-37384582.html

    "Minister for Europe statement: attempted hacking of the OPCW by Russian military intelligence..."

    https://www.gov.uk/government/speec...-of-the-opcw-by-russian-military-intelligence
     
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    The Guardian:
    "US charges seven Russian spies over cyber-hacking"
    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/oct/04/us-russia-criminal-charges-olympics-hacking

     
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