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

Posted by msmash on from the enough-is-enough dept.

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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  1. Moscow Donald - Treason, Obstruction of Justice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Lock him up!

  2. See why is "The Boy who Cried Wolf" important? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Are we now seeing why "The Boy who Cried Wolf" and "Chicken Little" fables were important to learn when you were a child?

    Now Russia can do bad things and half the people will believe the claims about what Russia actually did do are also FAKE NEWS.

    You wanted to blame Russia! Russia! Russia! just to undermine Trump because you think a "well-connected, sadistic sociopath" would be better? Well, the "news" organizations that pushed that Russia! Russia! Russia! narrative now have no credibility....

    Oh, yeah, Trump's approval ratings are now above what Obama had.

    And there are still more CRUMBS coming.

  3. Re: Harsh Response by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Shouldn't we wait until UK government declassifies the autopsy of the "poisoned" before blaming anyone?

  4. Isn't Russia responsible for everything? by walterbyrd · · Score: 0, Troll

    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.

  5. Re:Evidence? by DNS-and-BIND · · Score: 1, Troll

    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.

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    Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!