Section: US & Canada
Russian hacking group Sandworm caused Ukraine blackout
U.S. cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners said that Sandworm caused last month’s unprecedented power outage in Ukraine. …read more Source: New York Daily...
U.S. firm blames Russian ‘Sandworm’ hackers for Ukraine outage
By Jim Finkle (Reuters) – U.S. cyber intelligence firm iSight Partners said on Thursday it has determined that a Russian hacking group… …read more Source:...
Orthodox Christmas for thousands in Ottawa
Thursday was Christmas for thousands of Ottawa residents who belong to the Orthodox Church, and a two-hour liturgy service at Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church was one of the city’s celebrations. Father Maxym Lysack estimates there are probably more than 25,000 Orthodox Christians in the city, divided among Greek, Antiochian, Coptic,...
Why Russia and China Won’t Curb North Korea Any More Than the U.S. Will Curb Saudi Arabia
VLADIVOSTOK, Russia — On Jan. 6, the North Korean government announced to the world that it had conducted a successful test of a hydrogen bomb. There are significant doubts as to whether the device detonated was actually a thermonuclear bomb. For that, the energy yield should have been by orders of magnitude greater. According to...
Russia Suspected in First-Ever Cyberattack on Ukraine’s Power Grid
In the last months of 2015, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine over Crimea’s annexation and continuing strife in Ukraine’s east appeared largely to be in stalemate. But now, with the new year, it appears the conflict is heating up again, and playing out on the region’s electric grids. On Dec. 23, a massive power outage in...
Poland’s President Signs Media Law Despite EU Concerns
WARSAW, Poland — A new wave of concern for media freedom in Poland rose among European Union leaders and independent journalists after Poland’s president signed a temporary new law Thursday that’s a step toward giving the government full control of state radio and television. The legislation will take effect Friday and expires on June...
Bloggers use open sources to pinpoint suspected Russian cluster bomb use in Syria
Thomson ReutersRussian open-source bloggers say they have documented more evidence that Russia is using cluster bombs in its air campaign supporting Syria’s embattled regime. The findings by Ruslan Leviev and the Conflict Intelligence Team, which has uncovered other secretive Russian military activity both in Syria and Ukraine in the past,...
Ukraine faces new set of economic challenges
KYIV – Ukrainians rang in the new year with unprecedented economic challenges. In response to the January 1 launch of the Ukraine-European Union free trade area, the Russian government in December imposed a trade embargo on food-related imports from Ukraine and nixed their free trade zone launched in 2011. In addition, changes introduced by...
Russian soldiers said to be involved in downing of MH17
AMSTERDAM – Dutch prosecutors are investigating a claim by a citizen-journalist group that at least 20 Russian soldiers were involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 (MH17) over eastern Ukraine in 2014. The Britain-based Bellingcat group said it had identified up to 100 Russian soldiers who may have knowledge of the movements of the...
Human rights in Crimea: “Dire” and deteriorating
NEW YORK – The human rights situation in Crimea is “dire” and will continue to deteriorate unless there is immediate action, was the urgent message of a series of programs in New York featuring international human rights activists, diplomats and lawyers, and the release of a new report on human rights violations in Crimea. “The […] …read...
