In a statement issued on Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Reznikov revealed he had made the request as part of a visit to the United States, during a meeting with the Jamestown Foundation, a think-tank which the Russian government has previously accused of spreading propaganda against the country. “It is …
Read More »Russian-made air defense systems shot down ALL Israeli missiles targeting Syria’s Homs – military
Two Israeli F-16 jets fired the guided missiles from Lebanese airspace, around 01:11 local time on Thursday. “All four missiles were destroyed by on-duty Syrian air defense units, using Russian-made Buk-M2E systems,” the Russian Reconciliation Center for Syria said in a statement. Videos and photos of the intercepts have been …
Read More »Hackers allegedly breach New York transit authority systems amid wave of cyberattacks, media point finger at China
The MTA confirmed the attack on Wednesday, saying the breach involved three of the agency’s 18 computer systems and that it was alerted to the incident in April by the FBI and other federal agencies. In its report on the cyberattack earlier on Wednesday, the New York Times said the …
Read More »Hackers provide decryption tool to unlock IT systems of Irish health services after ransomware cyberattack
The move by the hackers was “an encouraging development,” the government said in a statement on Thursday. The country’s National Cyber Security Centre as well as private contractors were examining the provided tool to make sure it “would support restoration of our systems and rather than cause further harm,” the …
Read More »‘Know your customer’ indeed! Banks deploy AI systems to monitor customers & employees alike
Speaking to Reuters earlier this week, City National’s chief information security officer Bobby Dominguez tried to put a positive spin on the dystopian step forward when interviewed by Reuters about the phenomenon on Thursday. noting “we’re already leveraging facial recognition on mobile. Why not leverage it in the real world?” …
Read More »FBI receives ‘search warrant’ to INFILTRATE & FIX hundreds of systems affected by ‘Chinese hack’ of Microsoft Exchange servers
In what appears to be the first action of such kind ever, the FBI removed “web shells” belonging to “one early hacking group,” the DOJ said on Tuesday. Web shells are malware left on the servers by people who used the zero-day exploit on the popular email server software to …
Read More »Fox News slapped with $1.6bn defamation suit by Dominion Voting Systems over election fraud claims
The voting machine firm filed its lawsuit in a Delaware court on Friday, asking for more than $1 billion in damages over what it called “reckless” and defamatory fraud allegations that led to “enormous and irreparable economic harm” and even death threats to employees. “Fox, one of the most powerful …
Read More »Pentagon ‘assessing systems’ after TENS OF THOUSANDS of servers compromised in global Microsoft hack… blamed on ‘Chinese hackers’
“We are aware of the Microsoft threat intelligence center’s report. We are currently assessing our networks right now for any evidence of impact,” Pentagon press secretary John Kirby told reporters at a Friday presser. “We’re also taking all necessary steps to identify and remedy any possible issues related to the …
Read More »Dominion Voting Systems suing pro-Trump lawyer Sidney Powell for $1.3 billion
In a 124-page complaint filed with the US District Court for the District of Columbia, Dominion claimed they have been negatively impacted by a “viral disinformation campaign” pushed by Powell that worked to “financially enrich herself, to raise her public profile, and to ingratiate herself to Donald Trump.” Powell, along …
Read More »‘Social justice ICE CREAM’? Ben & Jerry’s seeks to ‘dismantle systems of oppression’ with… Colin Kaepernick-themed vegan dessert
The company’s new “Change the Whirled” frozen dessert, a vegan ice cream substitute made with caramel and cookies, will arrive on store shelves in 2021, Ben & Jerry’s said on Thursday. It’s touted as “the flavor that’s supporting the fight to dismantle systems of oppression and empower black and brown …
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