Section: United Arab Emirates
Mattis rebukes Putin for international ‘mischief’
US defence Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of making international “mischief” and said America’s commitment to NATO remains unwavering. Speaking to students in Germany to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Marshall Plan to rebuild a ravaged Europe after World War II, Mattis said...
Ukraine says global cyberattack is under control as firms and government count cost
PARIS // The data-scrambling software epidemic that paralysed computers globally is under control in Ukraine, where it likely originated, officials said on Wednesday, as companies and governments around the world counted the cost of a crisis that is disrupting ports, hospitals and factories.The Ukrainian cabinet said on Wednesday that “all...
Second major cyber attack in two months disrupts businesses around world
Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms were among those hit …read more Source: Gulf...
Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link
* Wave of disruption started in Russia and Ukraine * Virus spreads to major global companies * Asian businesses report disruptions, though wider impact limited * Cyber security experts blame ransomware virus A major global cyber attack disrupted computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational firms with a virus...
Cyber attack sweeps globe, researchers see ‘WannaCry’ link
A major global cyber attack disrupted computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukrainian banks and multinational More… …read more Source: Emirates...
New cyber-attack spreads across globe
Hospitals and government offices paralyzed by data-scrambling software apparently started in Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
Ukraine military spy killed in Kiev car blast
KIEV: A suspected car bombing in Kiev on Tuesday killed a Ukrainian military intelligence officer in an incident classified as a “terrorist act” by police, officials said. Police said the explosion tore through a Mercedes car several kilometres from the heart of the Ukrainian capital at around 0800 GMT, killing the driver and leaving charred...
New cyber attacks spread across Europe to the US
KIEV // A global wave of cyber attacks which began in Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday spread to Western Europe and across the Atlantic, and wrought havoc on government and corporate computer systems.Several multinational companies were targeted, including US pharmaceutical giant Merck, Russian state oil giant Rosneft, British advertising giant WPP...
Companies hit by global ransomware attack on June 27
Ukraine’s international airport, global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk and the world’s biggest advertising agency WPP hit …read more Source: Gulf...
New cyberattack creates chaos across Europe
A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry is spreading across Europe, hitting major companies from Moscow to Copenhagen and disrupting governmen systems in Kiev.More than 80 companies in Russia and Ukraine were affected by the Petya virus that disabled computers on Tuesday and demanded users pay $300 (Dh1,100) in cryptocurrency to unlock them....
