Russian Foreign Intelligence chief says “I didn’t do it!”

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergei Naryshkin denied Tuesday that his agency was responsible for the cyberattack on SolarWinds that victimized nine U.S. federal agencies and hundreds of private businesses.

The head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service denied involvement in the SolarWinds cyberattack, saying, “I didn’t do it!

According to a Reuters report today, both the United States and the United Kingdom blame the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, SVR, for the SolarWinds attack.

Speaking to the BBC in Russia, Naryshkin denied on Tuesday that his agency was responsible for the cyberattack on SolarWinds that victimized nine U.S. federal agencies and hundreds of private businesses. “These allegations read like a bad detective story.” Naryshkin is a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Asked by the BCC whether the SVR was responsible for the SolarWinds attack, Naryshkin said in a mocking tone that it would be “too much” for the SVR to take the blame, but that he could not “take the blame for someone else’s highly creative achievement. “.

Naryshkin noted that the attack was similar to those used by U.S. and British intelligence agencies, the report said.