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


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  • Friday, 13 Jan 2023

FILE PHOTO Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum SPIEF in Saint Petersburg Russia June 15 2022. REUTERSAnton Vaganov

FILE PHOTO: Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova speaks during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in Saint Petersburg, Russia June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - 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.

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