Britain accused the Russian FSB of attempting to interfere with political processes

Hackers attacked private e -mail after thorough research and the creation of counterfeit accounts that issued themselves for their contacts. The UK authorities have been charged with the Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia, claiming that it attempted to interfere with political processes using cyberattacks. The diplomats of the British Ministry of Foreign Affairs have already convened the Russian ambassador, Andrei Kalen, to protest and further diplomatic consultations. About it reports BBC.

According to information, Deputy Foreign Minister Leo Docerte announced the imposition of sanctions on two members of the Star Blizzard hacker group. It is noted that one of them is the current employee of the Federal Security Service (FSB).

The group under the control of "Center 18" of the FSB of Russia is accused of committing hundreds of purposeful hacker attacks on British politicians, civil servants, workers of analytical centers, journalists, scientists and other participants in public life. The attackers have attacked personal e -mailboxes, conducting thorough research and creating counterfeit accounts that mimic real contacts.

It is noted that this group was concentrated on data break, while other persons were engaged in their distribution through various channels. Yes, in February, the British Parliament member, Stuart McDonald, stated that his e -mail was broken, and the attacker issued himself for one of his staff. He announced it in public to prevent the leakage of any emails. "This group has received a lot of data. The information is used to blast the event in various ways," Western officials said.

It should be noted that the United Kingdom has already accused Russia of interfering with the 2019 election. It happened after the abduction of trade documents between the United States and Britain in the conservative deputy Liam Fox, who then got into the network. But the United Kingdom has not yet called who could stand behind it.