Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov said that the cyberattacks, which the American press writes about, have nothing to do with official Moscow.

“Of course, we do not have any detailed information on this matter.

Once again, we can only repeat: of course, whatever it was (and we do not know what was there specifically), but this in no way has anything to do with official Moscow, ”said Peskov, answering the question about the availability of Kremlin information on cyberattacks on the United States.

The Russian Embassy in the United States also commented on Bloomberg's material, which allegedly spoke of Russia's ties to hackers who attacked the computer systems of the Republican Party. 

“We resolutely reject such fabrications.

We emphasize that the party itself denied the fact of the cyber attack.

There is no evidence that the attack took place.

In this regard, we urge the journalists of the publication to remember their professional ethics and stop the sweeping accusations, ”the embassy said in a statement.

The diplomatic mission also recalled that during the summit of the presidents of Russia and the United States in Geneva, the topic of cybersecurity was one of the key ones.

“We are confident that a professional discussion of all issues related to the cyber sphere will allow specialists to jointly improve the security of the information infrastructure of our countries.

Non-verbatim accusations based on the testimony of some anonymous authors only interfere with such work, ”added the diplomatic mission. 

To attract attention

On the eve of Bloomberg, citing unnamed sources, reported that the networks of the National Committee of the US Republican Party were hacked.

The attack allegedly took place last week, carried out by hackers from the APT 29 or Cozy Bear groups, who are credited with having links with the Russian authorities.

According to the newspaper, the attack was carried out through the hacking of the systems of the provider of information technology services Synnex.

The GOP committee works with this company.

However, the company's management evaded direct accusations against anyone.

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“While the check is underway, we cannot disclose any details.

As with any security issue, a full review of all companies, systems, third-party applications and related IT solutions must be carried out before drawing conclusions, ”said Michael Urban, co-executive of Synnex.

The statement of the official representative of the National Committee of the Republican Party, Mike Reed, was also vaguely voiced.

“There is no reason to believe that the National Committee of the Republican Party was hacked or that any information was stolen,” he said.

In turn, the head of the National Committee of the Republican Party Richard Walters said that over the weekend the Committee became aware of the hacking of a third-party company, Synnex Corp.

“We immediately blocked access to our cloud infrastructure for Synnex accounts.

Our team worked with Microsoft to analyze our systems and, after a thorough investigation, concluded that no one had access to the National Committee's data.

We will continue to work with Microsoft and federal law enforcement agencies on this issue, "- quoted by Bloomberg Walters.

As Konstantin Blokhin, a leading researcher at the Center for Security Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, noted in a commentary to RT, the American media are already accustomed to making loud accusations against Moscow and looking for traces of "Russian hackers."

In many ways, journalists are driven by a banal desire to create a sensation among readers, the expert believes.

“Such accusations are loud and attention-grabbing.

At the same time, the American media simultaneously pursue the political goals of certain groups of influence standing behind them, which manipulate American society, ”the expert said.

A similar opinion is shared by Alexander Domrin, professor at the HSE Faculty of Law.

The expert compared the current accusations with the 2016 campaign, when Moscow was accused of allegedly hacking into the server of the US Democratic Party.

“To actually bring forward such accusations, we need legal facts that do not exist.

Otherwise, all this is just casting a shadow on the fence.

Not to mention the fact that it is not clear what kind of hackers the media are referring to - maybe these people do not have Russian citizenship, not to mention the unprovability of their ties with the Russian government.

But nevertheless, the Russians are still to blame for everything.

It's not even funny anymore, it's just boring, "the expert noted in an interview with RT.

Political motive

This is not the first time that such accusations have been made against Moscow.

So, in early June, the same Bloomberg agency reported with reference to the cybersecurity company Huntress Labs about a "large-scale attack" by a hacker group allegedly connected with Russia, which affected about 200 enterprises.

According to reporters, Huntress Labs said that a hacker attack targeted Kaseya's software, which is used by many organizations and enterprises in the United States.

Earlier, the meat-producing company JBS said it was the victim of a hacker attack, as a result of which all of the company's meat factories in the United States were closed.

Subsequently, the White House reported, citing JBS, that the ransom was probably demanded by hackers based on Russian territory.

However, in the official FBI statement on this attack, Russia was no longer mentioned. 

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Earlier, a number of American media outlets also tried to ascribe to Russia involvement in the cyberattack on the American pipeline campaign Colonial Pipeline. At the same time, the US authorities did not associate the hacking of the Colonial Pipeline systems with Moscow, but associated it with the DarkSide criminal group of hackers. In a statement from the Russian embassy, ​​Moscow rejected "groundless fabrications by individual journalists."

American politicians have also repeatedly accused Russia of involvement in cyberattacks. This topic was actively fueled by the US Democratic Party after the 2016 presidential elections - Moscow allegedly "intervened" in the electoral process, opposing the Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton. At the height of the campaign, the correspondence of the Democratic Party leadership was published on the WikiLeaks website. From it it became known that the party leadership during the primaries supported Clinton to the detriment of another candidate - Senator Bernie Sanders. Clinton said at the time that hackers connected with Russia were allegedly involved in the hacking of the mail. At the same time, WikiLeaks referred to anonymous insiders within the Democratic Party.

According to the results of an investigation conducted under the leadership of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller, conversations about the ties of ex-US President Donald Trump with Moscow were denied.

However, the final report indicated the version that Russia allegedly tried to interfere in the American elections.

In August 2020, the US Senate Intelligence Committee even published a report stating that Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2016 allegedly ordered the hacking of the Democratic Party's servers.

Moscow denies these allegations.

The Russian side has repeatedly stressed that it does not interfere in the electoral processes in other countries.

However, the US authorities continue to attribute attempts to cyber intervention to the Russian Federation.

For example, in October 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection Agency (CISA) and the FBI reported that allegedly Russian-funded hackers attacked systems of various levels of government in the United States.

These accusations were preceded by a statement by the leadership of the American National Intelligence Service that the Russian side allegedly tried to interfere in the US presidential elections in 2020. 

As Alexander Domrin noted, the campaign with regular attacks against Moscow has not stopped in the United States since 2016.

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“Unfortunately, there is a request for Russophobia in the United States, it exists in both the Democratic and Republican parties.

If we talk about the motives of the current accusations, then we are hardly talking about preparations for a new electoral cycle.

It is too early for this - the midterm congressional elections will take place only next year.

But in any case, such publications threaten stability on an international scale, ”the expert said.

In turn, Konstantin Blokhin believes that now the Republicans are trying to adopt the tactics that the Democrats previously used to expose the Republican Party as the target of imaginary attacks from Moscow.

“The theme of“ Russian intervention ”has long been used in the internal political struggle in the United States, and its intensity will only grow. This is a very convenient tool for solving political issues - after all, charges of cyber interference can be brought forward without any evidence, ”the expert summed up.