Section: US & Canada
The Latest: Maersk says it has ‘contained’ cyberattack
In a statement, Maersk said Wednesday they “have shut down a number of systems to help contain the issue,” while several entities including its oil, tankers and drilling activities “are not operationally affected.” The group said it is working on a technical recovery plan with key IT partners and global cybersecurity...
Companies struggle to recover after massive cyber attack with ransom demands
Systems as far afield as Asia were hit, but the epicenter of the outbreak was in Ukraine. …read more Source: The Washington...
Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent
President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, has registered with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for political consulting work he did for a Ukrainian political party, acknowledging … Click to Continue » …read more Source: The News...
Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, registered Tuesday with the Justice Department as a foreign agent for political consulting work he did for a Ukrainian political party. …read more Source: CTV...
Global Ransomware Attack Hits Ukraine, Causes Worldwide Turmoil
Computers across the world have been struck by a major ransomware cyberattack, with Ukrainian companies among the worst hit. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
So Much for the Idea of a Trump-Putin ‘Bromance’
National interests have a way of prevailing over personal friendships. Can Donald Trump relight the fire with his Russian brother Vladimir Putin?Once upon a time they were a mutual admiration society. In 2013, Trump expressed hope that Putin would attend his Miss Universe contest in Moscow and wondered if he would become “my new best...
Paul Manafort’s firm got $17 million from pro-Russia party, registers as foreign agent
Paul Manafort, registered Tuesday as a foreign agent for political consulting work he did for a Ukrainian political party. …read more Source:...
Europe dismantles Ukraine’s ‘paper curtain’
MOSCOW — Petro Poroshenko, the Ukrainian president, called it the collapse of the “paper curtain.” …read more Source: Pittsburgh...
Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent
Manafort says in a Justice Department filing that his firm, DMP International, received more than $17 million from the Party of Regions, the former pro-Russian ruling party in Ukraine, for consulting work from 2012 through 2014 …read more Source: Vancouver...
Putin’s Sending a Tough Guy as Ambassador to the U.S.—He Should Fit Right In to Trump’s Washington
KIEV, Ukraine—In Russia it’s often said that “deputy directors” in the federation bureaucracy are the actual decision makers. If so, over the past decade the Russian military officer and diplomat Gen. Anatoly Antonov has been making a lot of very important decisions indeed. at The Daily Beast. …read more Source: The Daily...
