Over the past month, Russia has not received appeals from the competent authorities of the United States …

Over the past month, Russia has not received appeals from the competent US bodies related to the fight against cybercrime, the press service of the Kremlin reports the statement of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, said during a telephone conversation with US President Joe Bayden.

Earlier, the American side reported that Mr. Biden urged a Russian colleague to take measures in connection with the actions of hackers located in Russia.
The message of the Russian side appeared an hour and a half after the White House reported about the conversation. According to the Kremlin, Putin noted that “over the past month, there were no appeals on these issues through the competent departments of the United States.”

Putin, according to the Kremlin, said that the dialogue for cybersecurity should be unlimited and go through special channels, “within the framework of bilateral legal mechanisms, as well as in compliance with the provisions of international law.”

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The presidents discussed the actions of hackers in the light of the REVIL group, which on July 4 attacked the Kaseya IT company, which managed computer networks of several thousand companies in the United States and other countries. During the conversation, Mr. Biden noted that the United States will do everything possible to “protect its people and its critical infrastructure”.