Russia rejects U.S. media fabrications on link to cyber-attack on Colonial Pipeline

Russia strongly rejects baseless fabrications of some U.S. journalists on its role in a cyber-attack on top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline, the Russian Embassy in the United States said in a statement. “The Embassy took note of the attempts of some media to accuse Russia of a cyber-attack on Colonial Pipeline. At the same time, the U.S. authorities blame the accident on the DarkSide criminal group and do not attribute it to any particular countries. We categorically reject the baseless fabrications of individual journalists and reiterate that Russia does not conduct “malicious” activity in the virtual space,” the…