Security News > 2020 > July > Kremlin Denies UK Claims of Vote Meddling, Vaccine Hacking
The Kremlin on Thursday denied claims by Britain that "Russian actors" sought to meddle in last year's general election and that Russian intelligence services most likely hacked coronavirus vaccine research.
"We have no information on who could have hacked pharmaceutical companies and research centres in Britain," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the TASS news agency.
Britain's cyber-security agency on Thursday accused a hacking group it said "Almost certainly" operates as part of Russian intelligence services of trying to steal information on coronavirus vaccines.
The National Cyber Security Centre said targets include UK, US and Canadian vaccine research and development organisations.
The British government accused "Russian actors" of seeking to disrupt last year's general election by circulating leaked trade documents between London and Washington.