The Russian Foreign Ministry announced plans of Western media to blame Moscow for hacking Olympic information resources


The appearance of unsubstantiated pseudo-investigations on the "Russian trace" in hacker attacks on information resources related to the OI in Pyeongchang is expected in a number of engaged western media.

This is stated in the comments of the Russian Foreign Ministry released on Wednesday.

"The information war unleashed against Russia continues to gain momentum, and the world has witnessed several rounds," the commentary says.

The ministry notes that it seems that during this time "a number of states have become accustomed to ascribe any of their domestic political problems to the alleged cyberintervention of Russia."

Moscow also notes that a new stage has emerged in such an information war. The Russian Federation can be accused of attacking the ideals of the Olympic movement.
Injections without evidence

"No evidence, of course, will be presented to the world as before," the commentary notes. "This anti-Russian campaign may involve not only engaged mass media (The Washington Post, BuzzFeed, etc.) but also long-standing ties with the CIA and the ANB of the IT company ("Tratkonnekt", "TrendMicro," "Eset," etc.) We suspect that another provocation is being prepared in this way. "

At the same time, the Russian Foreign Ministry notes, a well-known scenario is being prepared: the Russian Federation was accused of "staged" attacks on peacekeepers in South Ossetia on the opening day of the Beijing Olympics (2008).

"Over the years nothing new has been invented, certain forces are again trying to use the algorithm of the" Russian threat "to the Olympic movement," the ministry concluded.

Absurd accusations

Any accusations of undermining international information security (IIB) in Moscow are doubly absurd, since Russia has been presenting a number of concrete ideas for strengthening the IIB for more than 20 years.

"Firstly, it is an initiative to develop global" rules of the game "in it - the principles of responsible behavior of states that would regulate the issues that can be done in the information space and what not," the Russian Foreign Ministry drew attention.

Secondly, the commentary says, it is the idea of ​​adopting a universal international legal instrument that could eradicate the problem of cybercrime. "It's about the Russian draft of the UN convention on combating information crime ... Paradoxically, this proposal is refused to support precisely our Western partners who not only themselves are suffering huge losses from cybercrime, but accuse Russia of this," the Russian diplomatic mission notes. .

At the same time, Russia has repeatedly stated its readiness to cooperate in the field of IIB "in a pragmatic manner with any interested state." The ministry expressed its willingness to help in the investigation of cyber attacks on any affected state - "be it crimes or any other incidents," but only on the condition that it deals with "real cooperation, not profanation."

The wave will strike the creators

The ministry noted that they are pushing the imaginary "Russian threat" of the country, which increase their own military cyberpotential, and also conduct illegal surveillance and violate human rights.

"At the same time, they forget that the anti-Russian information wave can strike at its creators, provoking the activation of international terrorist and criminal groups under its cover," warned the Russian Foreign Ministry.

"Russia and the Republic of Korea have a very close and constructive cooperation in the field of information security, and regular interagency consultations of experts on this topic are held this spring," the commentary says .- The Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea actively cooperate in the UN , including in the development of rules of conduct of states in the information space. "

In Moscow, we are ready to step up such cooperation. "It is of fundamental importance for us to preserve the essence and spirit of good-neighborly relations with the Republic of Korea, including in the sphere of maintaining mutual information security," the Foreign Ministry said.

Reference: http://tass.ru/politika/4938828