Section: Malaysia
Global cyber attack could cause US$85 billion-US$193 billion worth of damages
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. (Reuters pic)LONDON: A coordinated global cyber attack, spread through malicious email, could cause economic damages anywhere between US$85 billion and US$193 billion, a hypothetical scenario developed as a stress test for risk...
Danish minister calls for EU-wide sanctions on Russia over Azov Sea
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s foreign minister called on Tuesday for European Union-wide sanctions on Russia over a stand-off with Ukraine in the Azov Sea. …read more Source: The...
Facebook tightens paid ads rules ahead of EU elections
Figurines are seen in front of the Facebook logo in this illustration taken March 20, 2018. (Reuters pic)BRUSSELS: Facebook said on Monday it will beef up its rules and safeguards around political adverts to prevent foreign interference in elections, including those in Europe this year. The world’s largest social network has faced pressure...
US lifts sanctions on Russian firms
Aluminium ingots at the foundry shop of the Rusal Krasnoyarsk aluminium smelter in Krasnoyarsk, Russia. (Reuters pic)WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s administration on Sunday lifted sanctions on aluminium giant Rusal and other Russian firms linked to oligarch Oleg Deripaska, despite a Democratic-led push in the US Congress to...
Exclusive: Ukraine says it sees surge in cyber attacks targeting election
KIEV (Reuters) – Hackers likely controlled by Russia are stepping up efforts to disrupt Ukraine’s presidential election in March with cyber attacks on electoral servers and personal computers of election staff, the head of Ukraine’s cyber police said on Friday. …read more Source: The...
EU to discuss more Russia sanctions over Azov Sea next month
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will discuss in February imposing more sanctions against Russia over a stand-off with Ukraine in the Azov Sea, diplomats said. …read more Source: The...
Ukrainian court sentences ex-president Yanukovych to 13 years in prison
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian court on Thursday sentenced former president Viktor Yanukovich in absentia to 13 years in jail on treason charges, a judge said, saying his conduct in office had opened the door to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: The...
10 dead, 10 missing as blaze on gas tankers continues
A crew member rescued from one of two ships, which caught fire in the Kerch Strait, disembarks on arrival at a port in Kerch, Crimea. — Reuters photo MOSCOW: Two ships ablaze in the Black Sea region, leaving at least 10 crew dead, caught fire while transferring fuel mid-sea after one vessel was barred from using its usual port in southern Russia...
Ukraine opposition leader Tymoshenko launches presidential bid as polarizing frontrunner
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko launched her bid for the presidency on Tuesday as the early frontrunner in opinion polls, pledging to fight corruption, increase wages and speed up integration with the West. …read more Source: The...
20 presumed dead from ship fires off Crimea
MOSCOW: Up to 20 people were presumed dead off Russia-annexed Crimea in the Black Sea after a fire engulfed two ships sailing under the Tanzanian flag, authorities said Tuesday.The fire broke out when one vessel was transferring fuel to the other on Monday, driving both crews to jump overboard.Russian authorities rescued 12 people and recovered...
