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Russia-Aligned Hackers Pose Threat to Canada Energy Sector, Spy Agency Says

Jun 23 2023 // Russia-aligned hackers could seek to disrupt Canada’s powerful oil and natural gas sector, especially since Ottawa is a strong backer of Ukraine, a Canadian spy agency said on Wednesday.The Communications Security...

PwC Probes Security Incident Tied to Russian-Speaking Clop Cyber Gang

Jun 23 2023 // A criminal hacking gang has added more names to its lists of alleged victims from a recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in a popular file-transfer product.The group, known as Clop, threatened to post internal...

Russia Is Likely to Quit Black Sea Grain Deal in July: Ukraine Envoy

Jun 22 2023 // Russia is 99.9% certain to quit a U.N.-brokered deal on the safe wartime passage of Black Sea grain next month because it no longer needs Ukrainian ports to export ammonia, a senior Ukrainian diplomat said.The United...

What Is Russia’s Problem With the Black Sea Grain Deal?

Jun 19 2023 // President Vladimir Putin said this month that Russia was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea grain deal as he accused the West of cheating Moscow because it still faced obstacles getting its own agricultural goods...

Russia Remains Dissatisfied With Black Sea Grain Deal After UN Talks

Jun 12 2023 // Russia is still not satisfied with how a Black Sea grain deal is being implemented, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said on Saturday after meeting senior U.N. trade officials a day earlier, the TASS news agency...

Russian President Putin Signs Law Creating Eurasian Reinsurance Company

Jun 9 2023 // The Kremlin announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law to ratify the creation of the Eurasian Reinsurance Co.The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) agreed in October 2022 to form the company, which is...

Russia-Linked Hackers Give Victims a Week to Open Ransom Negotiations

Jun 8 2023 // A Russian-speaking criminal cyber gang gave victims including British Airways and the BBC a week to start ransom negotiations after it exploited a vulnerability in an encrypted file-sharing software used by many...

Russia Accuses U.S. Intelligence of Hacking Thousands of iPhones

Jun 5 2023 // Russia’s main security service accused a US intelligence agency of hacking several thousand iPhones, including devices belonging to Russian nationals and others linked to diplomatic missions and embassies in the...

Rise in Fires, Ukraine-Russia Fallout Top Concerns for Shipping Industry: Allianz Report

Jun 2 2023 // The maritime sector experienced fewer total losses of vessels in 2022 while the number of shipping incidents remained relatively consistent, according to a recent report.Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)...

Reuters: Lloyd’s Register Drops Ships of Top Indian Carrier of Russian Oil

May 26 2023 // Lloyd’s Register has told India’s Gatik Ship Management, which has become a major carrier of Russian oil since the Ukraine war, that it will withdraw certification of 21 of its vessels by June 3, the maritime...

US Imposes Sanctions on Hundreds of Targets in Fresh Russia Action

May 19 2023 // The United States and its partners on Friday announced new penalties aimed at punishing Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, intensifying what is already one of the harshest sanctions efforts ever implemented.Washington...

G-7 Steps Up Russia Sanctions, Seeks to Cut China Trade Dependency

May 19 2023 // Leaders of the world’s richest democracies agreed on Friday to stiffen sanctions against Russia, while a draft communique to be issued after their talks in the Japanese city of Hiroshima stressed the need to reduce...

Posing as Islamists, Russian Hackers Take Aim at Sweden

May 18 2023 // Since February, a mysterious hacker group calling itself Anonymous Sudan has targeted dozens of Swedish airports, hospitals and banks with distributed denial-of-service attacks, ostensibly in response to the burning of a...

Alleged Russian Hacker Charged in $200 Million Ransomware Spree

May 17 2023 // A Russian man was charged by US authorities in connection with his alleged role with multiple ransomware gangs that attacked hospitals, schools and police departments.Mikhail Pavlovich Matveev, who was known online as...

Last Ship Leaves Ukraine Port With Fate of Black Sea Grain Deal in Russia’s Hands

May 17 2023 // The last ship left a port in Ukraine on Wednesday under a deal allowing the safe Black Sea export of Ukraine grain a day before Russia could quit the pact over obstacles to its grain and fertilizer exports.The DSM Capella...

Posing as Islamists, Russian Hackers Take Aim at Sweden

May 15 2023 // Since February, a mysterious hacker group calling itself Anonymous Sudan has targeted dozens of Swedish airports, hospitals and banks with distributed denial-of-service attacks, ostensibly in response to the burning of a...

No Quick Deal in Sight as EU Countries Start Talks on New Russia Sanctions

May 10 2023 // European Union states were holding a first discussion on Wednesday on proposed new sanctions over Russia’s war in Ukraine that would target Chinese and Iranian firms and allow export curbs on third countries for...

U.S., Allies Dismantle 20-Year Russian Malware Spying Operation

May 10 2023 // The US and allied countries have disrupted a wide-ranging Russian hacking operation that spied on its adversaries over some 20 years, the Justice Department announced.Law enforcement agencies penetrated a global network of...

Russian Carmaker GAZ Files Third Lawsuit Against Volkswagen

May 8 2023 // Russian carmaker GAZ has filed a lawsuit worth 15.6 billion roubles ($200.5 million) against Volkswagen, court records show, adding to two others filed earlier this year. The lawsuit, details of which have not been...

Rising Oil Prices Complicate Russian Price Cap Checks for Insurers

Apr 28 2023 // Key figures in the insurance industry said rising Russian oil prices are making it harder for them to know if they can lawfully cover Russian cargoes.Since December, buyers of Russian crude oil have only been allowed to...