Section: The Straits Times (Singapore)
Putin extends embargo on Western food imports through 2018
June 30, 2017 8:54 PMMOSCOW (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday (June 30) extended Moscow’s embargo on food products from the West until the end of 2018, continuing its policy of retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine. …read more Source: The Straits...
Ukraine cyberattack was meant to paralyse, not profit, evidence shows
June 29, 2017 4:01 PMKIEV (NYTIMES) – The day started like most for Roman N. Klimenko, an accountant in Kiev who had just settled in at his desk, typing at a computer keyboard and drinking coffee. He was unaware that concealed within his tax preparation software lurked a cyberbomb. …read more Source: The Straits...
MH17 team hopes emotional videos will bring new leads
June 29, 2017 12:45 AMTHE HAGUE (AFP) – International investigators and relatives of victims of flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine almost three years ago, renewed efforts on Wednesday (June 28) to push the probe forward, issuing videos appealing for witnesses. …read more Source: The Straits...
Focus on defences as users scramble after global cyberattack
June 28, 2017 11:42 PMKIEV (AFP) – Thousands of computer users across the globe scrambled to reboot on Wednesday (June 28) as calls grew to step up defences after a fresh wave of ransomware cyberattacks spread from Ukraine and Russia worldwide. …read more Source: The Straits...
Companies hit by global ransomware attack
June 28, 2017 5:25 AMLONDON (REUTERS) – A global ransomware attack on Tuesday (June 27) 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 Straits...
Global ransomware hack: What we know and don’t know
June 28, 2017 5:05 AMNEW YORK (NYTIMES) – A quickly spreading ransomware attack is hitting countries across the world including Ukraine, Russia, Spain, France and the United States, just weeks after a ransomware attack known as “WannaCry.” …read more Source: The Straits...
New cyber attack spreads across Europe
June 28, 2017 5:00 AMKIEV • A new cyber attack similar to WannaCry is spreading across Europe, hitting major companies from Rosneft PJSC in Moscow to A.P. Moller-Maersk in Copenhagen while disrupting government systems in Kiev. …read more Source: The Straits...
Chernobyl’s radiation monitoring hit by cyber attack: Spokeswoman
June 28, 2017 12:46 AMKIEV (AFP) – The radiation monitoring system at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear site has been taken offline after a massive cyberattack, forcing employees to use hand-held counters to measure levels, officials said on Tuesday (June 27). …read more Source: The Straits...
Large-scale cyber attacks hit firms in Russia, Ukraine and Denmark
June 27, 2017 10:10 PMMOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia’s top oil producer Rosneft said a large-scale cyber attack hit its servers on Tuesday (June 27) and computer systems at some banks and the main airport in neighbouring Ukraine were also disrupted. …read more Source: The Straits...
Russia cancels US meeting over Ukraine sanctions
June 22, 2017 1:02 AMWASHINGTON (AFP) – Russia has canceled a meeting with senior US diplomats in the wake of Washington’s decision to reinforce sanctions imposed over its interference in Ukraine and occupation of Crimea. …read more Source: The Straits...
