Section: Thailand
U.S. firm blames Russian ‘Sandworm’ hackers for Ukraine outage
PHUKET: U.S. cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners said on Thursday it has determined that a Russian hacking group known as ‘Sandworm’ caused last month’s unprecedented power outage in Ukraine.”We believe that Sandworm was responsible,” iSight’s director of espionage analysis, John Hultquist, said in an...
Kyrgios leads Australia to Hopman title
PERTH (AUSTRALIA) – Australians Nick Kyrgios and Daria Gavrilova beat Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina and Alexandr Dolgopolov to win the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth on Saturday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Nadal through to 99th career final at Qatar Open
DOHA – Rafael Nadal served his way to his first final of 2016 — and the 99th of his career — at the Qatar Open on Friday, beating Ukraine’s Illya Marchenko in straight sets. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Ukraine into Hopman Cup final
PERTH (AUSTRALIA) – Ukraine advanced to their second Hopman Cup final with a 2-1 win over Australia Gold in Perth on Thursday. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Malaysia Airlines bans checked baggage on some Europe flights
PHUKET: Malaysia Airlines said yesterday it has temporarily banned checked-in baggage on some flights to Europe because of “unreasonably strong head winds” on the longer routes it is having to take for safety reasons.The airline did not elaborate on the safety reasons behind its new flight paths to Europe, but one of its airliners was...
Ukraine utility cyber attack wider than reported
PHUKET: A central European security software firm said on Monday that a cyber attack last month in Ukraine was broader than initially reported last week when the nation’s secret police blamed a power outage on Russia.Western Ukraine power company Prykarpattyaoblenergo reported an outage on Dec. 23, saying the area affected included regional...
Ukraine on track for Hopman Cup final
PERTH (AUSTRALIA) – Alexandr Dolgopolov put Ukraine within reach of their second Hopman Cup final with an impressive singles win on Tuesday in the mixed teams event in Perth. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Dutch investigators to study citizen journalism probe into MH17
THE HAGUE – Dutch prosecutors said Sunday they would “seriously study” claims by citizen journalists to have identified Russian soldiers implicated in the crash of flight MH17, shot down over eastern Ukraine in July 2014. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin Signs New Russian Security Strategy, Calling the United States a Threat to National Security
The strengthening of Russia happens against the background of new threats to the national security .. .. MOSCOW – On New Year’s Eve President Vladimir Putin signed a new appraisal that names the United States as one of it’s threats to Russia’s national security for the first time, a sign of how relations with the west have...
Russia to sue Ukraine over default on $3bn debt
MOSCOW – Russia’s finance ministry said Friday it was suing Ukraine for defaulting on a $3-billion debt to Moscow, following an order by President Vladimir Putin. …read more Source: Bangkok...
