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British MP Say Russia Probably Hacked Brexit Vote

Whenever a scapegoat is needed….just blame the Russians. The latest Russian hack has now been exposed thanks to British Labour member of parliament Ben Bradshaw who claims that it is “highly probable” that Russia interfered in the UK’s Brexit referendum. He said that Moscow’s interference in the vote would fit a pattern of meddling in other nations’ affairs, following the CIA’s accusation that Russian hackers tried to influence the recent US elections. A spokesman for the Prime Minister Theresa May responded to the allegation by saying “I have not come across any evidence that Russian cyber warfare was used to influence the referendum.” The Independent reports: Speaking in the Commons debate on Aleppo, Mr Bradshaw also claimed that the huge flows of migrants into Europe had been deliberately encouraged by Russia to destabilise the EU. He said: “I don’t think we have even begun to wake up to what Russia is doing when it comes to cyber warfare. “Not only their interference, now proven, in the American presidential campaign, [but] probably in our referendum last year. We don’t have the evidence for that yet. But I think it’s highly probable.” Last week the CIA claimed that Russia had interfered with [...]

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