Mattis Says Alleged GRU Cyberattack On OPCW Part Of Worldwide 'Reckless' Russian Action

Mattis Says Alleged GRU Cyberattack on OPCW Part of Worldwide 'Reckless' Russian Action

The United States considers the alleged Russian intelligence cyberattack on a global chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands part of a pattern of worldwide reckless behavior on the part of Moscow, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said at a press briefing in Brussels on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 04th October, 2018) The United States considers the alleged Russian intelligence cyberattack on a global chemical weapons watchdog in the Netherlands part of a pattern of worldwide reckless behavior on the part of Moscow, US Defense Secretary James Mattis said at a press briefing in Brussels on Thursday.

"The GRU cyberattack which has been revealed on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is the latest in a worldwide pattern of reckless and irresponsible behavior from Moscow," Mattis said.