Section: Africa&ME
Ransomware becomes go-to hack as bitcoin rallies, NSA tools leak
A recent outbreak of ransomware attacks, from the WannaCry worm in May to Tuesday’s infection of thousands of computer systems around the globe, shows that digital stickups are becoming the go-to hack for cybercriminals, fuelled by powerful leaked US government exploits and the rise of bitcoin and other anonymous digital...
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...
Trump wants us to be distracted; cue a few more bombs dropped on Syria
Within hours of the White House announcing that the Trump administration is considering yet more military action against Damascus, defence and intelligence officials were scratching their heads in surprise. Five of these “US defence, military and intelligence officials” told NBC News exactly that. “I don’t know what the [White House]...
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...
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...
South Sudan Deports Three US Citizens Who Served in Military
South Sudan has deported three U.S. citizens, two of whom served in the military and a third who deserted, U.S. and South Sudanese officials said Wednesday, another chapter in an unusual tale of unofficial foreign interventions in the country. Social media accounts and a magazine interview in the names of two of the men suggested they had...
Vandals draw swastikas on Ukrainian Holocaust memorial
Lviv City officials post security footage of anti-Semitic vandalism in bid to identify perpetrators. …read more Source: Arutz...
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:...
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...
EU extends by 6 months economic sanctions on Russia
The EU extends for another 6 months its economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source:...
