Section: Miami Herald (USA)
New highly virulent strain of ransomware cripples networks
A new, highly virulent strain of malicious software that is crippling computers globally appears to have been sown in Ukraine, where it badly hobbled much of the government and private … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Former Trump campaign chairman registers as foreign agent
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, acknowledging … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
New cyberattack wallops Europe; spreads more slowly in US
A new and highly virulent outbreak of data-scrambling software — apparently sown in Ukraine — caused disruption across the world Tuesday. Following a similar attack in May , the fresh … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
The Latest: Ukraine premier: Cyberattack ‘unprecedented’
The Latest on a widespread cyberattack in Europe (all times local): 5:45 p.m. Ukraine’s prime minister says that a cyberattack affecting his country is “unprecedented,” but “vital systems haven’t been … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Hackers strike across Europe, sparking widespread disruption
Hackers have caused widespread disruption across Europe, hitting Ukraine especially hard. Company and government officials reported serious intrusions at the Ukrainian power grid, banks and government offices. Russia’s Rosneft oil … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
The Latest: EU leaders extend sanctions against Russia
The Latest on the European Union summit (all times local): 8:05 p.m. The leaders of European Union nations have agreed to extend sanctions against Russia over its actions in Ukraine, … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Ukrainian government, separatists agree on new cease-fire
A spokeswoman for the Ukrainian government’s envoy at talks with pro-Russia separatist rebels say they have agreed on a new cease-fire in Ukraine’s restive east. Fighting between government forces and … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Thousands attend gay pride march in Ukraine’s capital
Thousands of people have attended a gay pride parade in the Ukrainian capital amid tight security. Much of downtown Kiev was cordoned off and about 5,000 police officers were on … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Chief of Moscow’s Ukrainian library gets suspended sentence
A Moscow court has convicted the director of a Ukrainian library of inciting ethnic hatred to Russians and imposed a four-year suspended sentence. Natalya Sharina was first detained in October … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
Offices of search engine Yandex raided in Ukraine
Ukraine’s intelligence agency is searching the offices of Yandex, a Russia-based Internet company best known for its search engine. Ukrainian authorities earlier this month blocked access to Yandex as well … Click to Continue » …read more Source: Miami...
