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October 5, 2018

Dutch Officials Say Russia Hacked Anti-Chemical Weapons Organization
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The U.S. indictments came as the Dutch Defense Ministry said
counterintelligence officials broke up a hacking attempt by four
Russians last April, as they used sophisticated electronic equipment to
try to break into the computers of the Organisation for the Prohibition
of Chemical Weapons from a parking lot in The Hague. The Dutch said the
Russians had a receipt which showed they took a taxi ride from the
headquarters of the GRU-Russia's Military Intelligence service-to
Moscow's main airport. The four Russians arrived on diplomatic
passports; they were later expelled from the Netherlands. Russia has
rejected the U.S. indictments and the Dutch allegations, calling them
part of a disinformation campaign.


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