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During the Semafor World Economic Forum, Microsoft President Brad Smith said that the corporation
What is known
According to the businessman, the analytical departmentMicrosoft has comprehensively studied the available information and warned the company's management about the danger of introducing Russian intelligence services into the gaming community. This topic was raised in the context of the war in Ukraine and the recently leaked secret Pentagon documents. It is known that the most important information was posted on closed gaming forums, including the Minecraft Discord server.
In turn, Microsoft informed the US government about the interest of the FSB and the GRU of Russia in playgrounds, as sources of information and, possibly, recruitment of agents.
Microsoft President @BradSmi says the WagnerGroup and Russian intelligence have been working to penetrate gaming communities to use them “as a place to get information into circulation.” pic.twitter.com/F7CCmaqOvu
— Semafor (@semafor) April 12, 2023