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The US Justice Department on Thursday announced charges against one Russian intelligence officer and one Russian IT worker for conducting a years-long cyber-espionage campaign against current and former US government officials, and interfering in a national election in the United Kingdom.
The British foreign ministry said Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had summoned Russia's ambassador to London about the issue.
Russian hackers are "selectively" leaking material obtained by hackingto "undermine trust in politics", the UK government has asserted.
United Kingdom has alleged that Russian spies have been targeting British politicians, journalists with hacking since 2015. Leo Docherty, a Foreign office minister, told the House of Commons that Russian federal agency, FSB, was using “cyber interference” to target politicians and other high-profile people
UK reveals years-long Russian cyber-espionage activities - SiliconANGLE