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US sanctions six Russian tech firms for suppoUS sanctions six tech firms for supporting Russian intelligence servicesrting malicious cyber activities of Russian intelligence services
The US Treasury Department on Thursday sanctioned six Russian technology firms for aiding government hackers engaged in dangerous and disruptive cyber attacks .
Election Hub Live: Russia, the west and disinformation ahead of May 6
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With campaigning at full tilt for the Scottish election, Seana Davis joined us on Election Hub Live to talk about the issues around state-sponsored disinformation.
Her comments come as the UK and US released a report identifying a pattern of Russian security attacks.
Speaking on the show on Friday, leading disinformation expert Ms Davis said: “It can be incredibly difficult.
US Pulls Back Curtain on Russian Cyber Operations Twitter Get Permission
While the Biden administration is betting that the latest round of sanctions against Russia will help deter the country s cyber operations, several U.S. agencies, including the National Security Agency, used the sanctions announcement as an opportunity to pull back the curtain on the tactics of Russia s Foreign Intelligence Service.
Russia s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday denied that the country was involved in the SolarWinds supply chain attack as well as election disinformation campaigns, as the U.S. alleged in announcing the sanctions. And on Friday, Russia responded to the sanctions by expelling 10 U.S. diplomats and blacklisting eight officials, according to The Washington Post.