Section: Malaysia
Researchers: NotPetya hackers likely behind BadRabbit attack
MOSCOW: Technical indicators suggest a cyber attack which hit Russia and other countries this week was carried out by hackers behind a similar but bigger assault on Ukraine in June, security researchers who analyzed the two campaigns said on Wednesday. Russia-based cyber firm Group-IB said the BadRabbit virus used in this week’s attack...
Ukrainian MP declares three national lottery wins
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian opposition leader has declared winning the national lottery three times in his income statement, earning a combined 571,045 hryvnias (16,115 pounds). …read more Source: The...
Armenia’s plans on teaching Russian raise fears of Moscow influence
YEREVAN: Armenia plans to increase teaching Russian in schools in a move that has sparked widespread concerns that Moscow’s influence is growing in the ex-Soviet state. The education ministry has launched public discussion of the reform on the use of the Russian language, as the Caucasus country marks 26 years of independence from the...
Armenia’s plans on teaching Russian raise fears of Moscow influence
YEREVAN: Armenia plans to increase teaching Russian in schools in a move that has sparked widespread concerns that Moscow’s influence is growing in the ex-Soviet state. The education ministry has launched public discussion of the reform on the use of the Russian language, as the Caucasus country marks 26 years of independence from the...
New malware attack hits parts of Europe
KIEV: A cyber attack hit a Ukrainian international airport and three Russian media outlets Tuesday before also being detected by IT experts in Germany and at least two other European states. The malware called “BadRabbit” appeared to be the largest since “NotPetya” was launched from the same two countries before affecting...
New wave of cyber attacks hits Russia, other nations
KIEV/MOSCOW: Cyber attacks using malware called “BadRabbit” hit Russia and other nations on Tuesday, affecting Russian Interfax news agency and causing flight delays at Ukraine’s Odessa airport. While no major outages were reported, the US government issued a warning on the attack, which followed campaigns in May and June that used similar...
Ukrainian anti-corruption detectives raid top mayor’s home
KIEV: Ukrainian anti-corruption investigators on Monday raided the home and office of a powerful mayor at the centre of a politically charged embezzlement probe. The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) said the searches were conducted at the premises of Odessa Mayor Gennadiy Trukhanov and his associates. The Black Sea city’s...
Putin claims Western ‘double standards’ over Catalan crisis
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the Catalan crisis was Spain’s internal affair but slammed what he called Western double standards over separatist movements. “Russia’s position is known here. All that is happening is Spain’s internal business and must be resolved within Spanish law and on the basis...
Ukraine makes first move to meet protester demands
KIEV: Ukrainian lawmakers on Thursday moved towards meeting one of the demands of anti-corruption protesters who have set up the first tent city in Kiev since the pro-EU revolt of 2014. The crisis-torn former Soviet republic has been on edge since nearly 5,000 people rallied outside parliament on Tuesday demanding a more forceful fight against...
Five killed in Ukraine when car ploughs into crowd
KIEV: Five people were killed Wednesday when a car ploughed into a crowd of pedestrians in the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, local police said, ruling out a terror link. The Kharkiv police department said six others were hurt, although the extent of their injuries remained unclear. But local police spokesman Yaroslav Trakalo told the...
