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Russia targeted by almost ’25 million cyber-attacks’ during World Cup:
Putin
MOSCOW, July 16, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – Russia was the target of almost 25 million
cyber-attacks during the World Cup, President Vladimir Putin said, though he
did not indicate who may have been behind the attacks.
“During the period of the World Cup, almost 25 million cyber-attacks and
other criminal acts on the information structures in Russia, linked in one
way or another to the World Cup, were neutralised,” Putin said during a
meeting on Sunday with security services. The comments were reported by the
Kremlin on Monday.
BSS/AFP/MR/ 1215 hrs