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Dec 8 2023 // The US and UK have launched a coordinated effort to disrupt a longtime alleged Russian government hacking campaign aimed at what they say is an attempt to undermine democratic processes in both their countries.The UK...
Oct 22 2024 // One of the energy market’s open questions since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been who’s insuring the tankers moving Moscow’s petroleum against the risk of a catastrophic oil spill.The answer is...
Dec 14 2023 // U.S. officials say that Russian hackers are targeting servers hosting outdated versions of software made by the Czech tech company JetBrains for potential SolarWinds-style espionage operations.In a statement released on...
Feb 22 2024 // Two arrests. Twenty-eight servers seized. And 1,000 decryption keys obtained that can help hacking victims worldwide get their data back.The takedown announced Tuesday of the Russia-linked hacking gang LockBit, which by...
Jun 11 2024 // Some of the world’s largest aircraft lessors faced off against their insurers in a Dublin courtroom on Tuesday at the start of a months-long battle over around 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) of insurance claims...
Oct 30 2024 // When YouTube blocked three Russian channels it said were controlled by sanctioned supporters of Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the US video company thought any disputes would be resolved in courts in...
Aug 5 2024 // A liquefied natural gas tanker that’s docked at a sanctioned Russian gas facility has no known insurer, is managed by a little-known Indian company and is pretending to be somewhere else.Samir Madani, co-founder of...
Apr 22 2024 // When Mike Cypert got the call that utilities in remote Texas communities were being hacked, he raced across his office to unplug the computer that ran his city’s water system.Hale Center is a dusty, cotton-growing...
Jul 17 2024 // Two near-identical oil tankers trying to beat western sanctions. A secret transfer of Russian crude halfway between Iran and Oman. A supertanker giving a false location.Welcome to the modern trade in Russian petroleum as...
Apr 26 2024 // Russia’s state-owned reinsurer has given financial backing to three Russian insurance firms, allowing them to get Indian approval to provide marine insurance cover to tankers, two sources said, as Moscow seeks to...
Nov 5 2024 // European and US intelligence officials believe Russia is behind a plan that would ultimately place incendiary devices on planes to North America through air cargo shipments, according to people familiar with the...
Mar 11 2024 // Microsoft said on Friday that hackers linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence were trying again to break into its systems, using data stolen from corporate emails in January to gain new access to the tech giant whose...
Mar 25 2024 // The Russian oil-export machine funding the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine is finally getting some grit in its gears.Indian oil refiners — Moscow’s second-biggest customers after China since the 2022 invasion —...
Mar 6 2024 // Dozens of oil tankers used by Russia have stopped sailing under the Liberian and Marshall Islands flags in recent weeks after the United States ramped up sanctions enforcement on ships linked to those registries, according...
Feb 13 2024 // A chunk of the vast fleet of tankers that Russia uses to deliver its crude oil is grinding to a halt under the weight of US sanctions, a sign that tougher measures by western regulators might be starting to have tangible...
Jun 4 2024 // Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in the Mediterranean sea, a sign of how hard it will be to clamp down on an activity that has alarmed...
Jun 21 2024 // The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo saying that Russia’s...
Mar 28 2024 // The corporate exodus from Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine has cost foreign companies more than $107 billion in writedowns and lost revenue, a Reuters analysis of company filings and statements showed.The volume...
Oct 2 2024 // Insurers are playing “pass the liability parcel” in a desperate fight against multi-billion dollar claims over aircraft stranded in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago, lawyers for aviation...
Oct 9 2024 // Threats to the UK from Russia and Iran and the danger posed by the Islamic State group have increased in recent months, according to the head of Britain’s domestic spy agency.Ken McCallum, the director-general of...