Section: US & Canada
Global Ransomware Attack: What We Know and Don’t Know
Researchers said the attack had originated in Ukraine, but then spread to at least 64 countries. …read more Source: The New York...
Trump’s former campaign chairman registers as foreign agent
Paul Manafort has registered as a foreign agent after making more than $17 million from a pro-Russian Ukrainian political party, disclosure reports indicate. …read more Source: United Press...
Ukraine Officials Say Cyberattack Under Control
PARIS (AP) — The data-scrambling software epidemic that paralyzed computers globally is under control in Ukraine, where it likely originated, officials said Wednesday, as companies and governments around the world counted the cost of a crisis that is disrupting ports, hospitals and factories. In a statement published Wednesday, the Ukrainian...
“Dynamic” cyber defence systems to protect Canadian government against latest attacks, says CSE chief
A new cyber attack, which originally was aimed at computers in Ukraine, has spread to systems around the world. The New York Times reports that the attack has hit firms around the globe, “from Maersk, the Danish shipping conglomerate, to Merck, the drug giant in the United States.” Greta Bossenmaier, Chief of Canada’s Communications...
EU prolongs Russia economic sanctions by 6 months
EU leaders endorsed the move last week, agreeing that Russia had not done enough to respect the peace agreement aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Ukraine. A 2015 peace deal helped reduce the scale of fighting in the east, but violence has continued and attempts at a political settlement have failed. …read more Source: San Francisco...
Chernobyl monitoring system hit by global cyber attack
The automatic radiation monitoring system at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was hit by a cyberattack Tuesday and monitoring was being carried out manually, according to a Ukrainian federal agency. …read more Source:...
The Latest: Ukraine says cyberattack now contained
The Latest on a widespread cyberattack that is affecting companies and government systems (all times local): 1:35 p.m. The Ukrainian Cabinet says an outburst of malicious software has been contained. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The Bellingham...
The Latest: Ukraine says cyberattack now contained
The Latest on a widespread cyberattack that is affecting companies and government systems (all times local): 1:35 p.m. The Ukrainian Cabinet says an outburst of malicious software has been contained. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
EU prolongs Russia economic sanctions by 6 months
The European Union has officially extended economic sanctions against Russia by six months for destabilizing Ukraine. EU headquarters said Wednesday that the decision was unanimous among all 28 EU nations. … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Ukrainian officials post footage of vandals drawing swastikas on Holocaust memorial
(JTA) — City officials in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv published online security camera footage of vandals painting Nazi symbols on a Holocaust memorial in a bid to identify them. The municipality made the unusual move last week on its website, in which it showed an image of an individual wearing a backpack and a hat squatting in front of a...
