US, UK Say Russia Targeted Officials in Political Cyber Campaign.

UNITED Kingdom; RUSSIA

The US and UK have joined forces to disrupt a long-standing alleged Russian government hacking campaign aimed at undermining democratic processes in both countries. The UK has accused Russia's main intelligence agency of attempting to hack the emails of British politicians and officials in order to interfere in its democratic processes. The US has also been targeted, with the conspiracy focusing on current and former employees of various government departments and defense contractors. The UK has linked the cyber group responsible to the Russian Federal Security Service, and the US has indicted two individuals for their alleged involvement in the hacking campaign. [Extracted from the article]

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