US, UK, Estonia condemn Russian cyber-attack against Georgia at UN Security Council’s meeting
On October 28, 2019, hacker attacks were carried out against 2,000 websites including that of the President of Georgia, courts of Georgia, NGOs, local self-governments and private organizations. Photo: 1TV.ge.
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The United States, Estonia and the United Kingdom have condemned the Russian cyber-attack on Georgia in October 2019 during a closed meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on March 5, 2020, reports the press office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.
The ministry reports that the UN Security Council has discussed the issue of cyber-attacks against web pages and servers of Georgian governmental agencies, court and media organisations.
We are clear that Russia’s military intelligence service – the GRU – conducted these cyber-attacks in an attempt to sow discord and disrupt the lives of ordinary Georgian people. These cyberattacks are part of Russia’s long-running campaign of hostile and destabilizing activity against Georgia, and are part of a wider pattern of malign activity”, reads the joint statement of Estonia, US and United Kingdom.
Today at the #UNSC @EstoniaUN, @UKUN_NewYork and @USUN condemned the extensive and disruptive #cyberattacks on Georgia by Russian theGRU in October 2019.
— GeorgiaUN (@GeorgiaUN) March 5, 2020Website
We thank our partners for their strong support to #Georgia in condemning this brazen act against Georgia and its people! pic.twitter.com/IuqPK0NoLO
It was the first time the cyber-attacks were officially discussed as a separate issue at the UN Security Council.
On October 28, 2019, hacker attacks were carried out against 2,000 websites including that of the President of Georgia, courts of Georgia, NGOs, local self-governments and private organizations.
On February 20, 2020, the Georgian Foreign Ministry stated that the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) Main Centre for Special Technologies carried out a ‘widespread, disruptive cyber-attack.’
The Russian Foreign Ministry denied the allegation, stating that ‘there is no evidence providing the country was involved’ in the hacker attacks.
High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of European Commission Josep Borrell has condemned Russia’s widespread cyber attack against Georgia back in October 2019.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry has thanked the international community for the ‘strict and immediate’ condemnation of Russia’s widespread cyber attack against Georgia back in October 2019. “Briefly we stated yesterday that Russia stood behind the cyber attack last year, about 20 countries condemned the action which shows that Georgia is not alone in combating severe challenges,” Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Vladimer Konstantinidi said earlier today.
Russian Foreign Ministry has denied widespread allegations that it carried out a cyberattack against Georgia in October 2019, stating that ‘there is no evidence providing’ the country was involved, accusing Tbilisi, Washington, London and other states of ‘synchronized’, anti-Russian propaganda. “All accusations are again lined up in the spirit of the notorious ‘highly likely,” Russian Foreign Ministry says.
A number of European countries have joined the United States and the United Kingdom in condemning Russia’s cyber attack against web pages and servers of Georgian governmental agencies, court and media organisations on October 28, 2019.
Russian hacker Andrei Tyurin, who was extradited from Georgia to the United Stated in 2018, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for involvement in mass network intrusions of US financial institutions, brokerage firms, news agencies and other American companies.
Estonian Defence Minister Kalle Laanet who is paying a visit to Georgia has discussed the successful defence cooperation with Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili.