Russian spies have been carrying out “sustained” cyber attacks on high-profile politicians in an attempt to interfere with British democracy, the Government warned as it denounced “unacceptable” Kremlin interference.
Sources said the hacking and “spear-fishing” attacks conducted by an group called Star Blizzard backed by Russia’s FSB spy agency had been directed at “large number of high-profile victims, many of whom are recognisable names across the political parties.”
