U.K. government officials claim that Russia's intelligence services engaged in a cyberespionage campaign targeting prominent British politicians and civil servants.
The Russian security service has compromised the private conversations of high-profile politicians and civil servants as it tried to interfere in UK political processes, according to the government.
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British Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said Thursday that Russia has attacked Britain with years of sustained cyber operations targeting democratic processes.