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Kremlin: US-planned cyberattacks on Russia would be international crimes

The Kremlin describes with concern a recent report by the US mainstream media that the US intends to carry out cyber-attacks against Russia, and stresses that such acts would be an international crime.

“This is alarming news because a rather influential American news outlet admits the possibility of such cyberattacks,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Tuesday, referring to a report released by The New York Times.

“Actually, this is nothing but international cybercrime, and of course, the fact that this news outlet acknowledges the possibility of the United States being involved in this cybercrime is a reason for our extreme concern,” Peskov added.

According to Peskov, the Russian state has never had anything to do with cybercrime and has never been involved in cyberterrorism.

The NY Times reported on Sunday that the U.S. is preparing to take action against Russia after concluding that Moscow was likely involved in an alleged SolarWinds cyber attack in the U.S. that affected government systems and domestic companies.

The first of the U.S. attacks may occur over the next three weeks, unnamed official sources told the media.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed in a statement that the United States is taking action in response to Russia’s alleged cyber attack.

In December last year, Russia denied the unsubstantiated allegations that hackers working for the Kremlin had broken into the computer systems of the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Department, saying Moscow had nothing to do with the alleged incident.

The Russian Foreign Ministry described Washington’s allegations once again as an unjustified attempt by the United States to accuse Moscow of cyberattacks against American agencies.

Mainland, 10.03.2021
Source: PressTV

US plans secret cyberattacks on Russia to retaliate against SolarWinds hack

The Biden administration plans to start retaliating against the alleged Russian hacking of American government agencies and corporations discovered in late 2020, The New York Times has cited unnamed US government sources as saying.

“The first major move is expected over the next three weeks, with a series of clandestine actions across Russian networks that are intended to be evident to President Vladimir Putin and his intelligence services and military, but not to the wider world”, the sources argued.

They added that apart from such actions, Washington is considering slapping economic sanctions on Russia, which would be combined with an executive order by President Joe Biden “to accelerate the hardening of federal government networks after the Russian hacking, which went undetected for months until it was discovered by a private cybersecurity firm”.

American officials assert that Russian hackers are likely behind the massive cyberattack that targeted numerous US federal government entities and companies last year. Intruders reportedly used corrupted SolarWinds software to install malicious programmes.

Moscow has repeatedly rejected allegations that it had any involvement in the SolarWinds hacking operation.

Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, for his part, emphasised that “any accusations of Russia’s involvement are absolutely unfounded and are a continuation of the kind of blind Russophobia that is resorted to following any incident”.

Mainland, 08.03.2021
Source: Sputnik