Papers leaked before UK election in suspected Russian operation were hacked from ex-trade minister, say sources | Malay Mail

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LONDON, Aug 3 — Classified US-UK trade documents leaked ahead of Britain’s 2019 election were stolen from the email account of former trade minister Liam Fox by suspected Russian hackers, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The sources, who spoke on condition of...

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Papers leaked before UK election in suspected Russian operation were hacked from ex-trade minister, say sourcesBritain’s opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn holds up documents as he poses for a picture with NHS staff, after a press briefing during a general election campaign event in London, November 27, 2019. — Reuters pic

They declined to name which Russian group or organisation they believed was responsible, but said the attack bore the hallmarks of a state-backed operation.Among the stolen information were six tranches of documents detailing British trade negotiations with the United States, which Reuters first reported last year were leaked and disseminated online by a Russian disinformation campaign.

Reuters asked Fox’s spokesman for comment on the hack. Spokesmen for Fox repeatedly declined to comment on the details of Reuters findings. A British parliamentary report released last month found that Moscow had tried to influence a referendum on Scottish independence in 2014, and that Britain’s government had failed to adequately investigate possible Russian attempts to sway the 2016 vote on Brexit.

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