Rishi Sunak ‘Confident’ He Was Not a Victim as UK Accuses Russia of Hacking MPs

The Russian ambassador to London has been summoned to explain why a group—believed to be a unit of the FSB—has tried to hack MPs and government officials.
Rishi Sunak ‘Confident’ He Was Not a Victim as UK Accuses Russia of Hacking MPs
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Britain has accused Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) of trying to steal information and data from MPs, government officials and journalists over an eight-year period in an attempt to “interfere in UK political processes.”

The Russian ambassador was summoned to the Foreign Office to be told Russia’s “actions have consequences,” but he was not available and instead, officials met with a senior official in President Vladimir Putin’s government and warned him about attempts to usurp the democratic process.

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