UK Blames Russia For Cyber Attack, Says Won't Tolerate Disruption (reuters.com)

Britain blamed Russia on Thursday for a cyber-attack last year, publicly pointing the finger at Moscow for spreading a virus which disrupted companies across Europe including UK-based Reckitt Benckiser. From a report: Russia denied the accusation, saying it was part of "Russophobic" campaign it said was being waged by some Western countries. The so-called NotPetya attack in June started in Ukraine where it crippled government and business computers before spreading around the world, halting operations at ports, factories and offices. Britain's foreign ministry said the attack originated from the Russian military. "The decision to publicly attribute this incident underlines the fact that the UK and its allies will not tolerate malicious cyber activity," the ministry said in a statement. "The attack masqueraded as a criminal enterprise but its purpose was principally to disrupt," it said.

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Moscow Donald - Treason, Obstruction of Justice

[Anonymous Coward]

Lock him up!

Isn't Russia responsible for everything?

[walterbyrd]

Russia, Russia, Russia!

Two years ago, Russia was just another country, with a GDP about the same as Italy's.

Now, if you get a flat tire, it's Russia's fault.

And Russia is siding with right? When did that happen?

No actual evidence of course, that would be silly.

Re:Evidence?

[DNS-and-BIND]

Nope! The Republican Party did not pay for the Steele dossier. That is fake news. They paid for opposition research which did not involve Steele in any way. Fun fact: Steele was fired by Obama's FBI for being an unreliable source.