BRUSSELS, Belgium — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday warned Russia to halt its “reckless” behaviour, after the Netherlands announced it had foiled a Kremlin cyber attack on the global chemical weapons watchdog. Dutch officials publicly identified four men suspected of being Russian military intelligence agents behind a bid to hack the Organization for the Prohibition for Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in the Hague. ADVERTISEMENTThe news came as Britain, which helped in the Dutch investigation, and Australia said Moscow was to blame for a string of recent high-profile cyber attacks on civilian bodies around the world. “Russia must stop its reckless pattern of behavior, including the use of force against its neighbors, attempted interference in election processes, and widespread disinformation campaigns,” he said. At a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels on Thursday, Dutch officials briefed their counterparts on the latest probe.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 04, 2018 12:00 UTC