Russia denies reports of hacking Qatar's state news agency
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MOSCOW - Russian officials on Wednesday denied allegations that Russian hackers breached Qatar's state news agency and planted a fake news story that led to a split between Qatar and the other Arab nations.
Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt and Yemen cut diplomatic ties with the tiny Gulf state, accusing Qatar of harboring extremists and backing Saudi Arabia's regional rival, Iran. Qatar has denied the allegations.
The Russian president's special envoy for cybersecurity told the Interfax news agency on Wednesday that Tuesday's CNN report contains "zero evidence" that the Russian government was behind the news story.
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Vladimir Putin, on Wednesday dismissed the report as "yet another lie."
