The Kremlin said there’s « absolutely no question of any official involvement by any Russian agency »
The Kremlin has denied allegations its FSB intelligence agency was involved in the Yahoo data breach, despite two of its agents being indicted by the US Department of Justice on suspicion of hacking into the search giant’s user database.
« We have said repeatedly that there can be no discussion of any official involvement of any Russian office, including the FSB, being involved in any unlawful cyber activities, » spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in a statement.
The spokesman for the Russian government told reporters at a press conference that the allegations were unfounded and in fact, it had not been approached by the US government, but was obtaining its information about the allegations from the media.
« We learned about this situation from the media, as far as we know, we did not receive any information from official channels, so unfortunately we do not have the details, » Peskov added. « Russia has always expressed interest… in cooperation in the field of countering cybercrime and ensuring cybersecurity, we believe that this is one of the priorities in our time. »
According to Sky News , it’s a well-discussed subject between US authorities and cyber security specialists that Russia employs hackers to help the government « advance its agenda while denying involvement ».
16/03/2017: US government reveals how Russian spies allegedly hacked Yahoo
US officials have revealed how Russian spies allegedly carried out a massive attack on Yahoo’s systems, enabling the Kremlin to spy on more than 500 million people.
The Department of Justice yesterday indicted two Russian nationals and residents, 33-year old Dmitry Aleksandrovich Dokuchaev and 43-year-old Igor Anatolyevich Sushchin, who worked as officers for Russian intelligence agency the FSB.
Yahoo has praised the news , saying: “The indictment unequivocally shows the attacks on Yahoo were state-sponsored. We are deeply grateful to the FBI for investigating these crimes and the DOJ for bringing charges against those responsible.”
“We appreciate the FBI’s diligent investigative work and the DOJ’s decisive action to bring to justice to those (sic) responsible for the crimes against Yahoo and its users.
