Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince has said that Russia has been using the conflict in Gaza as a "cover story" for the recent wave of cyberattacks on British firms View 2 Images Russia was behind it (Image: Contributor, Getty Images)

The recent wave of cyberattacks crippling British businesses is largely the work of Russia , using the Gaza conflict as a smokescreen to divert attention, according to the head of one of the world's leading cybersecurity firms. ‌

Matthew Prince, CEO of Cloudflare, told City AM that most of the high-profile hacks forcing a series of blue-chip companies to partially shut down operations can be traced back to Moscow and its network of criminal gangs. ‌

"I think most of the high-profile attacks, if you trace them back, you're going to find Russian fi

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