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Russia cyber-plots: US, UK and Netherlands allege hacking

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Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber-plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents.

What is Russia accused of?

  • The Netherlands has accused four Russians of plotting to hack the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), which had been probing the chemical attack on a Russian ex-spy in the UK
  • The UK government accused the GRU of being behind four high-profile cyber-attacks, whose targets included firms in Russia and Ukraine; the US Democratic Party; and a small TV network in the UK
  • The US said its anti-doping agency, football's governing body Fifa and the US nuclear energy company Westinghouse were targeted by Russian intelligence
  • Canada said "with high confidence" that breaches at its centre for ethics in sports and at the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency were carried out by Russian intelligence

A series of astonishing revelations

What has Russia said?

A map showing the alleged targets of the Russian cyber plots around the world

What have the other countries said?

The seven suspected agents of Russia"s GRU on a "Wanted" poster after being indicted for hacking.
Image captionThe FBI released this "wanted" poster, naming and picturing the seven men

What were the suspects doing in the Netherlands?

specialist hacking equipment
Image captionThe suspects were allegedly found to have specialist hacking equipment
A picture showing the inside of the car
Pictures of the mobile phones collected

Who are the suspects?

suspected agents
Image captionFour suspects travelled to the Netherlands on diplomatic passports earlier this year
Media captionWhat do we know about the Russian intelligence organisation, the GRU?

What was on their computer?

Published October 4, 2018

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