Britain, the United States and Canada on Thursday accused a hacking group called APT29 of spearheading the online attacks on various organisations involved in COVID-19 vaccine development. They said the collective is "almost certainly" linked to Russian intelligence, and intended to steal information and intellectual property. "Kelin also rejected a separate claim by London that "Russian actors" sought to disrupt last year's UK general election. Russia and Britain have been at loggerheads since Moscow was accused of trying to kill double agent Sergei Skripal with a powerful military-grade nerve agent in 2018. Again, Russia has denied involvement and Kelin said the country is ready to move on from the controversies.

Source: Standard Digital July 19, 2020 09:45 UTC