Security News > 2021 > May > Hack, Disinform, Deny: Russia's Cybersecurity Strategy
The term "Hacker" has almost become synonymous with Russia.
Russia has for decades been a breeding ground for computer experts.
The first large-scale attack attributed to Russia goes back to 2007, when the Baltic state of Estonia faced a wave of cyberattacks on its newspapers, banks and government ministries.
Russia has also been accused of carrying out large-scale disinformation campaigns in order to sway democratic processes in the West and fuel social discord online.
The accusations have been directed against both state media including RT and Kremlin allies such as Yevgeny Prigozhin, a businessman suspected of being at the origins of "Troll factories" in Russia and Africa.
He did not rule out that, faced with the Russian threat and for want of a better alternative, "Police in Europe and the United States might like to return to cooperating with Russia on cybersecurity".