United kingdom cyber attack Flashcards
September 2014
Russia takes an active interest in the scottish referendum
September 2015
Russian ambassador hails Jez Corbys victory and praises his opposition to NATO
2015-2016
Evidence that the conservative party as well as several individuals MPs receive funding or have ties with Russian firms
for example conserv party received 100k from Global fuctional drinks ltd, a uk subsidary of swiss firm
June 2016
trolls and twitter bots engage in extensive activity in favour of the leave camp
December 2016
Chief of Britains secret intelligence service MI6, Alex younger wars that cyber attacks and attempts to subvert democracy by states like Russia
February 2017
Uk intelligence announce that Britain is being hit by 60 significant cyber-attacks a month
What does the UK defence secretary do in february in 2017?
Warns that Russia is carrying out a sustained campaign of cyber attacks