Лондон обвинил Москву в атаке вируса-вымогателя NotPetya

Британский МИД официально возложил на российские власти ответственность за массированную кибератаку с использованием вируса-вымогателя NotPetya, заразившего в июне прошлого года сотни тысяч компьютеров по всему миру, передает русская служба BBC.

"Правительство Соединенного Королевства приходит к выводу, что ответственность за разрушительную кибератаку NotPetya в июне 2017 года несут российские власти, а именно российская армия", - заявил в среду вечером заместитель министра иностранных дел Великобритании Тарик Ахмад.

В Британии от вируса пострадали десятки организаций, в том числе почтовые службы, а также рекламные, юридические, логистические и финансовые компании. Однако почти три четверти случаев заражения были зафиксированы на Украине.

Как утверждают в министерстве, кибератака была лишь обставлена как вымогательство, однако истинной целью вируса было не получение выкупа, а нарушение работы украинских госучреждений, финансового и энергетического секторов экономики.

В итоге вирус распространился дальше, заразив предприятия и организации по всей Европе, в том числе и в России.

Предположение о том, что за вирусом NotPetya стоят российские спецслужбы, высказывались и ранее. В частности, такие заявления делали в Службе безопасности Украины и в американской компании FireEye, занимающейся обеспечением кибербезопасности.

В том же ключе, однако не так жестко, высказывались и представители Агентства по кибербезопасности НАТО (CCDOE). Там заявили, что за созданием NotPetya стоит "государственный актор", не уточняя, что именно имеется в виду.

 

источник: Русская служба BBC

 

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