The British government has accused the GRU, Russia's military intelligence service, of carrying out cyberattacks on officials and organizations involved in planning the 2020 Olympics
The UK accused the GRU of targeting the"organisers, logistics services, and sponsors" of the games. The 2020 competition was scheduled to take place in Tokyo in July but was postponed due to the pandemic. UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab condemned the GRU's actions in the"strongest possible terms," calling the unit"cynical and reckless," in a statement published on Monday.
"Olympic organizers reveal plans for scaled-down Tokyo eventThe UK statement supplemented major charges announced in the US on Monday.Six Russian military officers were charged by the US Justice Department, in what was described by officials as a hacking scheme to attack several major foreign powers and former Soviet republics.The alleged cyberattackers are also GRU members, who stand accused of conducting cyberattacks against the 2018 Winter Games.
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