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Russia has responded to Canada's accusations of cyberattacks on Georgian websites


The international community, following Georgia, the UK and the US, continues to publish statements condemning the cyberattack allegedly committed by Russia on the websites of Georgian government agencies, non-governmental organizations and the media. The relevant statements are published in Georgian by the Georgian Foreign Ministry.

Foreign Ministry of Australia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and the foreign ministries of Canada, the Netherlands, Romania, and Montenegro condemned the actions of the Russian GRU. And the Icelandic Foreign Minister on his behalf published a short statement on Twitter.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine not only condemns Russia but also calls on the international community to "bring to justice those who deliberately organize and carry out cyberattacks".

The authors of all statements regard the report of a cyberattack on Georgian websites as a "violation by Russia of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Georgia and disrespect for the norms and principles of international law".

However, the Russian Embassy in Canada on Twitter stated that Russia is not involved in cyberattacks on Georgian government websites.

"Another fragment of Russophobic lies and fakes," the Russian mission responded to the accusations from Canada. The diplomats called the Canadian policy towards Russia extremely deplorable and reprehensible, and stressed that it further worsens the weakened relations between the two countries.
Prior to this, the accusations of cyberattacks on Georgia were denied by the Deputy head of the

Russian Foreign Ministry, Andrey Rudenko. According to him, Russia did not intend and is not going to interfere in the internal affairs of the neighboring country.

Recall, on February 20, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo accused Russia of attacking Georgia. They allegedly occurred in October 2019. According to him, because of this, the work of the country's government, several private websites and two major television stations was disrupted. Representatives of the Georgian government made the same statements. The cyberattack was allegedly indicated by the results of the investigation, which Tbilisi conducted "together with other partners."


source https://www.ehackingnews.com/2020/02/russia-has-responded-to-canadas.html
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