Section: Today (Singapore)
Factbox: Companies hit by global ransomware attack on June 27
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. Following is a list of companies and… …read more Source:...
Metro says wholesale stores in Ukraine hit by cyber attack
DUESSELDORF, Germany – Germany’s Metro said on Tuesday its wholesale stores in the Ukraine have been hit by a cyber attack and the retailer was assessing the impact. A major ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia’s biggest oil… …read more Source:...
Ukraine official says version of WannaCry virus caused cyberattacks
KIEV – An adviser to Ukraine’s interior minister said a version of the “WannaCry” ransomware had caused outages on government websites and those of several companies, a cyberattack he called the worst in Ukraine’s history. Adviser Anton… …read more Source:...
Ukraine security council says signs of Russian involvement in cyberattacks
KIEV – 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. “Already on first analysis of… …read more Source:...
New cyberattack causes mass disruption in Europe
PARIS – A new and highly virulent outbreak of malicious data-scrambling software appears to be causing mass disruption across Europe on Tuesday (June 27), hitting Ukraine especially hard. Company and government officials reported serious intrusions at the… …read more Source:...
U.S. voices concern about violence against monitors in east Ukraine
WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday it was “deeply concerned” about a pattern of violence by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine targeting unarmed civilians of a European mission monitoring the conflict in region. … …read more Source:...
France’s Macron says four-way summit on Ukraine crisis to happen before G20
PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said in remarks published on Wednesday that there would be a “Normandy format” summit with the leaders of Russia, France and Ukraine on the conflict in eastern Ukraine before July’s G20 summit. “Before… …read more Source:...
Germany expects extension of EU sanctions against Russia: senior official
BERLIN – European Union leaders are likely to agree on an extension of sanctions against Russia imposed over Moscow’s support for separatists in eastern Ukraine, a senior German government official said on Wednesday. “I expect there will be an… …read more Source:...
Kremlin calls U.S. statement on eastern Ukraine inappropriate
MOSCOW – Moscow regards a U.S. statement linking the lifting of sanctions on Russia to its withdrawal from eastern Ukraine as inappropriate and incorrect, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. “We have repeatedly said Russia is not… …read more Source:...
Ukraine leader says Trump voiced strong support for Kiev during talks
KIEV – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said he had received strong assurances of U.S. support for his country from Donald Trump during a meeting in the White House on Tuesday. Trump has called in the past for improved U.S. ties with… …read more Source:...
