The Kremlin is surprised why any group of hackers is associated with Russia and finds it absurd. This was stated by the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov to journalists on Wednesday in relation to reports of hacker attacks on sites in Germany.

“We don’t know who this group is. We are genuinely surprised why any group of hackers is linked to Russia,” a Kremlin spokesman said in response to a question about the group’s hacking attack. kill net. “No one can explain why [такие группы ассоциируют] with Russia, and not with some other country,” he added.

“I propose to treat such statements in this way,” Peskov concluded.

“Because we are looking at where the vast majority of hacker attacks on the Russian Federation come from, especially on sensitive organizations, including the President’s website: there are a lot of attacks coming from the territory of the United States of America. Should all hacker groups be associated with Belyy based on this house? Probably, it would sound absurd, “explained the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.

Earlier, messages appeared on Telegram that cyber hooligans from Killnet and other hacktivists launched a massive attack on the websites of government structures and banks in Germany.

The German Federal Office for Information Technology Security is investigating reports of cyberattacks on German government websites, Reuters reported, citing a spokesman for the German Interior Ministry. The representative of the German department said that the scale and source of the attacks are being specified.