Section: South Africa
Gobal cyber attack halts production at Aussie choc factory, cripples others
The virus is believed to have first taken hold on Tuesday in Ukraine where it silently infected computers. …read more Source: Eyewitness...
News24.com | Firms scramble to recover from wave of cyberattacks
Thousands of computer users across the globe have scrambled to reboot after a wave of ransomware cyberattacks spread from Ukraine and Russia through Europe to the US. …read more Source:...
Global cyber ransomware attack spreads
A global cyber attack‚ which was initiated in the Ukraine‚ spread on Wednesday to other countries in Europe‚ less than two months after the last worldwide ransom ware attack. …read more Source: The...
Not About Money: Why Poland, Ukraine are Boosting Military Equipment Trade
Poland and Ukraine have signed military-technical cooperation agreement, under which Ukraine will supply its radar-guided R-27R1 missiles, the main armament on Poland ‘s Soviet-era MiG-29 fighters. Kiev, in return, will get surveillance and guidance devices from Poland for its armored vehicles. Sputnik Polska discussed the issue with Russian...
News24.com | Former Trump campaign chair registers as a foreign agent
Former Trump campaign chairperson Paul Manafort has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for more than $17m worth of consulting work he performed for a Ukrainian political party. …read more Source:...
Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link
Moscow/Kiev/Washington – A major global cyber attack disrupted computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus similar to the ransomware that infected more than 300 000 computers last month .The rapidly spreading cyber extortion campaign, which began on Tuesday, underscored growing...
Italy FM’s Crimea Statement Shows Poor Knowledge of History – Lawmaker
ROME (Sputnik) — The recent statement made by Italian Foreign Minister Angelino Alfano about non-recognition of Crimea’s reunification with Russia shows the diplomat’s poor knowledge of history, Stefano Valdegamberi, a member of Italy’s Veneto regional council, told Sputnik on Tuesday. Earlier in the day, Alfano said that Italy...
‘Ransomware’ wave seemed aimed at old flaw and Ukraine
A global wave of cyberattacks on Tuesday exploited an already patched vulnerability in Windows software and appeared to have Ukraine as a primary target, according to computer security specialists. …read more Source: Daily...
Colonel for Ukraine’s Military Intelligence Killed in Kiev Blast – MoD
Earlier, the Interior Ministry called the incident a “terrorist act.” The Defense Ministry confirmed that assessment. “As a result of (the explosion) a member of the Defense Ministry’s main intelligence department, Colonel Maksim Shapoval, was killed,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement. Another man was injured as a result of the...
Donbass Settlement Decisions Shouldn’t Be Made Without DPR, LPR – Kremlin
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The Normandy Four group, comprising Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine, should facilitate the work of the Trilateral Contact Group on Ukraine, but leave all final decisions to the Ukraine settlement group, as it contains representation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR), Russian...
