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      Ukraine says seized equipment used by Russia to launch malware attacks
      Jun30

      Ukraine says seized equipment used by Russia to launch malware attacks

      KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) seized equipment it said belonged to Russian agents in May and June to launch cyber attacks against Ukraine and other countries, the SBU said in a statement on Friday. …read more Source: The...

      EU Council confirms political agreement on temporary trade preferences for Ukraine
      Jun30

      EU Council confirms political agreement on temporary trade preferences for Ukraine

      On 28 June, European Union ambassadors endorsed the agreement reached between the EU Presidency, currently held by Malta, and the European Parliament on temporary autonomous trade measures in favour of Ukraine. The proposal is aimed at improving access for Ukrainian exporters to the EU … …read more Source:...

      US President Trump to meet with Putin at G-20 summit next week
      Jun30

      US President Trump to meet with Putin at G-20 summit next week

      WASHINGTON: U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the White House said Thursday. U.S. National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster made the announcement at a White House briefing, adding that “there is no specific agenda. It’s really going to be...

      Trump wants to sell coal to Ukraine
      Jun30

      Trump wants to sell coal to Ukraine

      Donald Trump said that the United States wants to export more coal to Ukraine and other countries that need it. …read more Source:...

      Australia creates military cyber unit to expand hacking attacks
      Jun30

      Australia creates military cyber unit to expand hacking attacks

      SYDNEY: Australia has created its first military cyber division, a government minister said on Friday, seeking to expand hacking attacks on foreign enemies including Islamic State. “This is a result of the changing character of contemporary conflict,” Dan Tehan, the minister assisting the prime minister on cyber security, told reporters in...

      EU urges more action on cyberattacks
      Jun30

      EU urges more action on cyberattacks

      BRUSSELS: The EU must boost its defences against cyberattacks, which have fallen behind the modern world’s reliance on the internet and mobile devices, the bloc’s security chief warned on Thursday. Brussels will give 10.8 million euros to 14 EU countries to boost their cyber response teams following this week’s massive global...

      Global cyberattack seems intent on havoc, not extortion
      Jun30

      Global cyberattack seems intent on havoc, not extortion

      Trucks loaded with containers are lined up outside a terminal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in Mumbai, India, Thursday, June 29, 2017.(AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)PARIS (AP) — A cyberattack that caused indiscriminate economic damage around the world was apparently designed to create maximum havoc in Russia’s neighbor and adversary...

      Global cyberattack seems intent on havoc, not extortion
      Jun30

      Global cyberattack seems intent on havoc, not extortion

      PARIS — A cyberattack that caused indiscriminate economic damage around the world was apparently designed to create maximum havoc in Russia’s neighbor and adversary Ukraine, security researchers said. While the rogue software used in the attack was configured as extortionate “ransomware,” that may have just been a ruse....

      Mattis says NATO must finish the job in Afghanistan
      Jun30

      Mattis says NATO must finish the job in Afghanistan

      BRUSSELS (AFP) – Pentagon chief Jim Mattis told NATO allies Thursday they must finish the job in Afghanistan or risk terrorist revenge as the alliance readied a troop increase to counter a resurgent Taliban.Mattis however refused to give a firm number for how many troops US President Donald Trump would commit under a new strategy, just two...

      Trade university building damaged in attack in downtown Donetsk
      Jun29

      Trade university building damaged in attack in downtown Donetsk

      A terrorist attack was committed near the building of the Trade University in Donetsk, part of the assembly hall was destroyed and the library was damaged, Sputnik reported. …read more Source:...