Section: The Star (Malaysia)
Venezuela's shield-bearing protesters inspired by Ukraine
CARACAS (Reuters) – Drawing inspiration from Ukraine’s 2013-14 revolt, Venezuela’s young protesters are donning Viking-like shields in battles with security forces and eagerly watching a film on the Kiev uprising. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine faces large fine after Russia Eurovision row – EBU
GENEVA (Reuters) – The European Broadcasting Union said on Thursday that Ukraine faced a large fine due to severe delays in the organisation of May’s Eurovision song contest in Kiev and a lack of cooperation with the EBU over the participation of a Russian artist. …read more Source: The...
Germany's Gabriel urges lasting ceasefire in eastern Ukraine
KRASNODAR, Russia (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel on Wednesday called for Ukraine and Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine to extend a harvest-related ceasefire, saying it could help pave the way for a political solution. …read more Source: The...
Second major cyber attack in two months disrupts businesses around world
FRANKFURT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A major cyber attack, believed to have first struck Ukraine, caused havoc around the world on Wednesday, crippling computers or halting operations at port operator Maersk, a Cadbury chocolate plant in Australia and the property arm of French bank BNP Paribas. …read more Source: The...
Cyber attack hits BNP Paribas arm
PARIS (Reuters) – A global cyber attack has hit the property arm of France’s biggest bank BNP Paribas , one of the largest financial institutions known to be affected by an extortion campaign that started in Russia and Ukraine before spreading. …read more Source: The...
Global cyber attack hit Auchan payment terminals in Ukraine
PARIS (Reuters) – A global cyber attack on Tuesday hit the terminal payments of French retailer Auchan in its stores in Ukraine but the incident is now over, a company spokeswoman told Reuters. …read more Source: The...
Cyber attacks affect some radiation checks at Ukraine's Chernobyl site
KIEV (Reuters) – Some radiation checks at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine were being carried out manually on Tuesday after a wave of cyber attacks that hit Ukrainian institutions affected operations there, a state agency said. …read more Source: The...
Factbox – Companies hit by global ransomware attack on June 27
(Reuters) – A global ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia’s biggest oil company, Ukraine’s international airport, global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk and the world’s biggest advertising agency WPP. …read more Source: The...
Petya ransomware virus is back amid cyber attack – Swiss agency
ZURICH (Reuters) – Ransomware known as Petya seems to have re-emerged to affect computer systems across Europe, causing issues primarily in Ukraine, Russia, England and India, a Swiss government information technology agency said on Tuesday. …read more Source: The...
Ukraine security council says signs of Russian involvement in cyberattacks
KIEV (Reuters) – The secretary of Ukraine’s security council said there were signs of Russian involvement in a wave of cyberattacks that hit Ukrainian institutions on Tuesday, including banks and the state power distributor. …read more Source: The...
