Sentences with phrase «malign cyber activity»
To date, the Treasury has sanctioned more than 100 individuals and entities connected with Russia as part of the US government's efforts to counter Russia's «malign cyber activity.»
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«We condemn this latest activity in the strongest possible terms and we will not accept nor tolerate any malign foreign cyber operations, intrusions, or compromises — to include influence operations,» said Jeanette Manfra, the chief cybersecurity official at Homeland Security.
The U.S. Treasury handed down the penalties on seven Russian oligarchs, 12 businesses and 17 Russian government officials, in response to what it described as their involvement in Russia's «malign» activities, ranging from military involvement in Ukraine and Syria to cyber crimes and alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election.
Friday's sanctions, which target Russian security services, energy czars and weapons companies, come in response to Russia's «malign activity across the world,» a senior administration official said, noting Russia's occupation of Crimea in Ukraine, support of the Bashar Assad dictatorship in Syria, subversion of Western democracies and continued belligerent cyber attacks.