NEWS
Parliamentary report says Russia
is a highly capable cyber actor
UK parliamentary report has said that Russia is a highly capable
A cyber actor, which carries out malicious cyber activity against
the UK. The Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament has
published the Russia Report following a major inquiry.
The report covers aspects of the Russian threat to the UK including
cyber, disinformation and influence, followed by an examination of
how the UK government has responded.
The report said that the UK is clearly a target for Russian
disinformation, adding: “While the mechanics of our paper-based
voting system are largely sound, we cannot be complacent about a
hostile state taking deliberate action with the aim of influencing our
democratic processes.
“Russia is a highly capable cyber actor, employing organised crime
groups to supplement its cyberskills. Russia carries out malicious
cyber activity in order to assert itself aggressively – for example,
attempting to interfere in other countries’ elections.”
There have been widespread allegations that Russia sought to
influence voters in the 2016 referendum on the UK’s membership
of the EU but the actual impact of such attempts on the result itself
would be difficult – if not impossible – to prove, the report said.
Ben Read, Senior Manager of Threat Analysis at Mandiant Threat
Intelligence, FireEye, said: “The cyber activities detailed here are
consistent with what Mandiant Threat Intelligence has observed
Russia doing in the UK and elsewhere. These cyber activities are used
by Russian cyber espionage groups such as APT28, Sandworm Team
and others to gather information and exert Russian influence in
multiple countries.”
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