“But as a whole it is worrying, there’s nothing good about it, it is a source of concern. “Once they’re let out of the lamp, genies of this kind, especially those created by intelligence services, can later do damage to their authors and creators,” he added. Around 1,000 computers at the Russian interior ministry have been affected, a spokeswoman for the ministry told Interfax news agency. A source familiar with the matter said the ministry did not lose any information in the attacks. Putin said Russia had last year sought an agreement with the previous US administration on cooperation in the field of cyber security, but that Washington had dragged its feet and no deal was concluded.

Source: Hindustan Times May 15, 2017 11:26 UTC