Section: Africa&ME
New cyber-attack spreads across globe
Hospitals and government offices paralyzed by data-scrambling software apparently started in Ukraine …read more Source: Gulf...
Politics: ‘They sow chaos wherever they can’: A familiar actor may be behind the massive ‘Petya’ cyberattack
Tuesday's colossal cyberattack may just be a harbinger of what's to come. A colossal cyberattack on Tuesday has been wreaking havoc on countries and corporations across the globe, and cybersecurity experts are zeroing in on a familiar name as the possible culprit. The attack, dubbed “Petya,” is a ransomware worm that has so...
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort files as foreign agent for Ukraine work
New filings show consulting firm was paid more than $ 17 million over two years.Politics …read more Source:...
Russian, US, Ukraine companies hit by cyberattack
US Homeland Security Dept. says monitoring global hacks, stands ready to assist …read more Source: World...
Russian, US, Ukraine companies hit by cyberattack
US Homeland Security Dept. says monitoring global hacks, stands ready to assist …read more Source: Anadolu...
South Sudan deports three American over lack of legal documents
June 27, 2017 (JUBA) – The South Sudanese government Tuesday deported three American nationals after they were found to not be in possession of the legal document allowing them to enter the country. “We received comprehensive reports from local authorities in Kapoeta State, Immigration and the Military Intelligence of Sudan Peoples’...
Ransomware virus hits computer servers across the globe
MOSCOW/KIEV — A ransomware attack hit computers across the world on Tuesday, taking out servers at Russia’s biggest oil company, disrupting operations at Ukrainian banks, and shutting down computers at multinational shipping and advertising firms. Cyber security experts said those behind the attack appeared to have exploited the same type...
New Wave of Cyberattacks Spreads from Russia across Globe
A wave of cyberattacks hit Russia and Ukraine before spreading to western Europe and North America on Tuesday, in the second global outbreak of so-called ransomware in less than two months. Ukraine’s central bank, Kiev’s main airport, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, and a string of multinational companies, including US...
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...
Israeli companies said hit in global wave of cyberattacks
Three firms reportedly affected as part of modified ‘Petrwrap’ virus that began in Russia and Ukraine and quickly spread around the world …read more Source: The Times of...
