Tag: russia
How Russia reins in internet by blocking websites and isolating it from the world
YouTube videos that won't load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are...
The Kremlin’s Most Devious Hacking Group Is Using Russian ISPs to Plant Spyware
The Russian state hacker group known as Turla has carried out some of the most innovative hacking feats in the history of cyberespionage, hiding...
8.7-magnitude earthquake in Russia’s Far East sets off tsunami warnings in Japan, Alaska and Hawaii
Tsunami warning sirens were blaring Tuesday in Honolulu and people were told to move to higher ground after a n 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia's...
Facing Russia’s war on Ukraine, the EU couldn’t risk fighting a trade war with the US, analyst says
The trade deal President Donald Trump announced Sunday with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen didn’t go over well in some parts of...
Flights grounded as Russia’s largest airline Aeroflot hit by cyberattack | TechCrunch
Flights across Russia have been grounded after a cyberattack hit the country’s largest airline, Aeroflot, on Monday.
Details of the cyberattack remain limited, but a...
Russia starts direct flights to North Korea with initial service just once a month and tickets priced at $570
Russia on Sunday began direct commercial flights to North Korea, in a further sign of closer ties with its Asian ally helping its offensive...
Arizona woman in North Korean IT workers scheme sentenced to 8.5 years for helping to trick Fortune 500 companies out of millions
Christina Chapman, 50, an Arizona woman who pleaded guilty to charges connected to the global North Korean IT workers scheme, has been sentenced to...
Plane carrying 49 people crashes in Russia
The wreckage of a plane that crashed while carrying 49 people has been found in Russia’s Far East, local emergency services said Thursday.
Russia's Emergency...
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Test the Efficacy of U.S. Threats
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at a lack of progress is Russia-Ukraine peace talks, the United States clinching a trade deal...
EU, U.K. Target Russia With ‘Unprecedented’ Wartime Sanctions Package
Welcome back to World Brief, where we’re looking at heavy European sanctions against Russia, renewed sectarian violence in Syria, and U.S. President Donald Trump...
