Georgia, backed by US and Britain, blames Russia for 'paralysing' cyber attack

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GEORGIA (REUTERS) - Britain and the United States joined Georgia on Thursday (Feb 20) in blaming Russia for a large-scale cyber attack last year that knocked thousands of Georgian websites offline and disrupted national television broadcasts.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

GEORGIA - Britain and the United States joined Georgia on Thursday in blaming Russia for a large-scale cyber attack last year that knocked thousands of Georgian websites offline and disrupted national television broadcasts.

Georgia's foreign ministry said the cyber attack, which defaced websites to display an image of former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili, was planned and carried out by the Russian military. In supporting statements, Britain and the United States attributed the attack specifically to a unit of Russia's military intelligence service, commonly known as the GRU.

Moscow has repeatedly denied the allegations. The Russian defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Thursday's announcement.

 

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