Netherlands claims to unearth Russian plot of cyber attack in OPCW

Netherlands claims to unearth Russian plot of cyber attack in OPCW
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Dutch intelligence thwarted a Russian plot targeting global chemical weapons watchdog the OPCW in April and expelled four Russian agents, the defence minister said Thursday.

A laptop belonging to one of the four was linked to Brazil, Switzerland and Malaysia, with the activities in Malaysia related to the investigation into the 2014 shooting down of flight MH17 over Ukraine, Defence Minister Ank Bijleveld told a news conference.

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