Amid reports of Russian interference inward the Brexit referendum, a U.K. authorities official said on Wed that Russian cyber operatives convey attacked Britain's media, telecommunication in addition to release energy sectors over the past times year.
"Russia is seeking to undermine the international system. That much is clear," Ciaran Martin, caput of Britain's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) said at a London tech conference.
Though Martin said Russian Federation is amongst the hostile threats posing a growing threat, amongst that from “rampant criminality”, he declined to furnish whatever details on the attacks.
“The Prime Minister sent Russian Federation a clear message on Mon black – nosotros know what yous are doing, in addition to yous volition non succeed,” he told the summit.
The middle has coordinated the government's reply to 590 meaning incidents since its launch inward 2016, although the authorities way has non detailed which were linked to Russia.
“I can’t enter equally good much of the details of tidings matters, but I tin confirm that Russian interference, seen past times the NCSC, has included attacks on the U.K. media, telecommunication in addition to release energy sectors.
Martin warned that the “international fellowship equally nosotros know it is inward danger of beingness eroded” amid a tape issue of detected cyber attacks in addition to hacking attempts.
The remarks come upwards later Prime Minister Theresa May on Mon defendant Russian Federation of spreading disinformation, echoing a heated fighting inward the U.S.A. over alleged Russian interference inward the 2016 presidential election.
May on Mon defendant Moscow of "seeking to weaponise information" in addition to "sow discord inward the West in addition to undermine our institutions".
Russia's cyber activities include "deploying its state-run media organisations to constitute simulated stories in addition to photo-shopped images", she said inward a speech.
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh concluded that 400 simulated Twitter accounts believed to last run from Russian Federation published posts nearly Brexit inward an apparent test to influence the European Union referendum.
Russia, though has strongly denied whatever election interference inward the United States.
