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A cyber attack in which attempts to break into the computers of the researchers developing the vaccine still continue, Sky News reports.
According to British intelligence, attempts have been made to enter the servers of other countries that develop the COVID-19 vaccine. British counterintelligence in cyberspace is trying to avoid a continuous attack.
Attempts have also been made to enter the vaccine research centers of the US and Canada, according to the report.
The National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) accused APT29 (also known as the Dukes) or Cozy Bear of attacking a coronavirus research laboratory, saying it was “virtually certain that the group was part of the intelligence services of Russia”.
The NKSC, which has put forward a theory of ties to Russia, says it has the support of colleagues in the United States and Canada.
“We condemn these heinous attacks on those who do vital work in the fight against the pandemic,” said Paul Chichester, director of operations for NKSC.
In May, the United Kingdom and the United States warned that government-backed hackers were trying to steal research data from universities, pharmaceuticals, and research institutes investigating the coronavirus.
At the time, there were no specific countries involved in malicious cyber campaigns, but it was implied that the hacker groups came from China, Russia, Iran, and other countries.
Russia has always denied ties to cyber attacks.
Accused of trying to influence elections.
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on Thursday accused Russia of embezzlement and after spreading confidential information on social media to influence the results of the 2019 election.
The information released by those linked to the Russian authorities concerned details of a possible trade agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, writes theguardian.com.
“There is no doubt that those associated with Russia tried to intervene in the 2019 electoral process by circulating government documents illegally obtained and disclosed on the Internet,” said Raab.
The documents were made public on the Reddit portal. According to him, the government reserves the right to respond appropriately to these actions in the future.
A report on Russia’s alleged interference in Brexit will be released soon
A long-awaited report on Russia’s possible intervention in the Brexit vote will be released in the coming days, the UK Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) said on Thursday.
The 50-page report was ready last year, but its publication was delayed due to the December general election, before which all parliamentary committees were released.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson appointed new committee members last week, and the first ISC meeting that oversees intelligence agencies took place on Thursday.
“This morning the committee unanimously agreed to publish an earlier report on Russia before the summer parliamentary recess,” the report said on the afternoon of July 22.
The ISC launched an investigation in November 2017 in response to alarming reports that Russia was trying to influence the 2016 presidential election in the United States. It was feared that Moscow had also tried to influence the June 2016 UK referendum on the withdrawal from the European Union.
Prime Minister Theresa May accused Russia of “spreading false messages” to “sow discord in the West and damage our institutions.”
ISC’s concern was further heightened by a March 2018 attempt to poison former Russian dual agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in the English city of Salisbury in England, which London and its allies in the West also blamed for Moscow.
The report was finalized by the committee in March last year, and the document was approved by intelligence agencies in October.
However, Johnson did not approve of the decision to release the report before the election, and then had to wait for a new committee to be formed.
Johnson has sparked outrage from many MPs for not proposing a list of new committee members for so long, but has risen to the rebellion as soon as he has.
Downing Street nominated Chris Grayling, a former transportation secretary, for the post of head of an independent inter-party committee.
But at the last minute on Wednesday after unexpected maneuvers, the charge fell to another legislator from the ruling Conservative Party, Julian Lewis, whose appointment was supported by opposition lawmakers.
Lewis was expelled from the conservative parliamentary group by a so-called “mini-coup”.
However, Lewis stood firm and said it was “inappropriate” for Johnson to try to impose his candidate.
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