Hackers declassified UK spending on fighting "Kremlin propaganda"

The international network of hackers Anonymous said it had gained access to the files of a department of the British Foreign Office. From there

they learned that Britain was spending a significant amount of money to combat “Kremlin propaganda.”

According to hackers, the governmentThe UK allocates 20% of the country's total budget to combat "Kremlin propaganda and disinformation." They learned about this from the files of the department responsible for combating disinformation in the media - Counter Disinformation & Media Development Program (CDMD). This unit also cooperates with the British intelligence services.

The hackers even published a photo of the alleged document, inwhich contains recommendations for Russian-speaking representatives of the younger generation on how to work with their relatives. Anonymous claims it earned £ 100 million for the department in 2017.