The Vietnamese government denies it’s involvement in the current cyberattacks used to intimidate opponents of a mining project in Vietnam.

“The perpetrators may have political motivations and may have some allegiance to the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam” said McAfee Chief Technical Officer George Kurtz.

“The comments are groundless,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nguyen Phuong Nga said on Monday. “We have on many occasions clearly expounded our view on issues relating to access to and use of information and information technology, including the Internet. Vietnam law puts in place specific antivirus and malware regulations and information security and confidentiality.”