Russia criticises story on Russian hackers targeting U.S. nuclear scientists

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday criticised Reuters for spreading what it said was poorly sourced anti-Russian propaganda with a story about a Russian hacking team which targeted three nuclear research laboratories.
Reuters on Jan. 6 reported the Russian hacking team, known as Cold River, had targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, according to internet records reviewed by Reuters and five cyber security experts.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), the domestic security agency that also conducts espionage campaigns for Moscow, and Russia’s embassy in Washington did not respond to emailed requests for comment for the Jan. 6 article.
“The latest pseudo investigation was unfortunately published by Reuters news agency,” Maria Zakharova, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman, told reporters.
Zakharova said the story was in line with a campaign by the U.S. government to spread anti-Russian propaganda and that the Reuters story lacked facts and was too reliant on the views of allegedly independent experts.