KYIV, Aug 19 — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Sweden today to meet with Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, the royal family and other officials as a Kyiv counteroffensive against Russian forces grinds into its third month. Zelensky said he would thank them for supporting Ukraine amid the Kremlin’s full-scale …
Read More »Russia’s top general Gerasimov shown in video for first time since failed June 24 mutiny
Russia’s top general, Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov, was shown ordering subordinates to destroy Ukrainian missile sites in a video released on Monday, his first appearance in public since a failed June 24 mercenary mutiny. The footage indicates that President Vladimir Putin has kept his two most powerful …
Read More »Royal Canadian Navy ships leave Halifax to join NATO in Baltic mission
Open this photo in gallery: HMCS Summerside sails from its homeport in Halifax as Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz raises her cap during the departure ceremony for HMCS Summerside and HMCS Shawinigan, in Halifax, on July 3.Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press Two Royal Canadian Navy warships sailed out of Halifax harbour Monday, bound …
Read More »UK’s BAE Systems announces plan to produce armaments in Ukraine
Following months of talks, BAE Systems, the UK’s main weapons manufacturer, confirmed on Tuesday that it will establish an office in Ukraine, as the precursor to building weapons inside Ukraine. The Telegraph reported the major escalation of NATO’s war against Russia late Tuesday following a video call between Ukrainian President …
Read More »Nine-fingered Russian hacker Mikhail Matveev accused of Royal Mail attack hit with $10m bounty
A Russian master hacker who claims to have cut off his own finger after losing a bet has been slapped with a $10m (£8m) bounty by US officials. Mikhail Matveev, 30, of Kaliningrad, was accused on Tuesday of being one of the leading members of the Hive, LockBit and Babuk …
Read More »Ukraine repels latest overnight drone and missile attack
KYIV – Ukrainian forces intercepted and destroyed three missiles and 25 drones overnight in the latest aerial attack on the country since the beginning of May, Ukraine’s air force said on Sunday. Russia has increased the number of missile and drone attacks this month, which Kyiv attributes to Moscow’s fear …
Read More »Russia-linked hackers release stolen Royal Mail data on dark web
A Royal Mail spokesman said: “All of the evidence suggests that this data contains no financial information or other sensitive customer information. We continue to work closely with law enforcement agencies.” “Royal Mail is aware that an unauthorised third-party has published some data allegedly obtained from our network. “At this …
Read More »Royal Mail turned down £66m ransom demand from Lockbit hackers
Ransomware is malicious computer software that encrypts, or scrambles, files on victims’ computers. The criminals behind the software then demand a ransom in hard-to-trace cryptocurrency as the price for decrypting the files. A Royal Mail spokesman said: “As there is an ongoing investigation, law enforcement has advised that it would …
Read More »Small business owner takes parcel to US himself as Royal Mail delays drag on
A British business owner flew a package himself to a customer in the US after becoming increasingly frustrated by Royal Mail delays. Vern Tessio, who runs the dog accessory business WildBarc, personally flew the delivery 3,641 miles across the Atlantic after the Royal Mail banned sending parcels abroad after a …
Read More »Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail
A WIRED investigation this week found that the app SweepWizard, which some US law enforcement agencies use to coordinate raids, was publicly exposing sensitive data about hundreds of police operations until WIRED disclosed the flaw. The exposed data included personally identifying information about hundreds of officers and thousands of suspects, …
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