Cyberattack

  • A Russian cyberattack on Ukraine’s justice ministry registries caused a shutdown of online services for marriages and other matters, but no data appears to have been leaked or stolen, the Ukrainian government reports. Deputy prime minister Olha Stefanishyna, who is also justice minister, told reporters at a briefing in Kyiv that Russia took several months…

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  • Europe must prepare itself for Russian attack at time US cannot help

    European countries must “ramp up investment in ammunition production” against a military threat from Russia in the event that the US cannot reinforce Europe effectively, according to a report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). In his piece, Professor Justin Bronk, senior research fellow for airpower and technology in the military sciences at RUSI, argues…

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  • Scammers come up with all sorts of stories to convince you to send money or share your information. They might call or send you a text or email, pretending they’re tech support from Microsoft or Apple. They’ll tell you to put money on a gift card or spend cryptocurrency to protect yourself from a security breach. Don’t. It’s a…

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  • Russia has accused the White House of unilaterally pulling back from the negotiation process. The United States unilaterally closed communication channels with Russia regarding cybersecurity, Russian Security Council Deputy Secretary Oleg Khramov has said. The two nations previously exchanged lists of critical internet infrastructure under the auspices of the Russian Security Council and the US…

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  • Russian military intelligence was behind the recent spate of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks that briefly knocked Ukrainian banking and government websites offline, a senior U.S. official said Friday. Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger told journalists at the White House that Washington was seeking to hold Russia to account for its aggressive moves…

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