Websites run by notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang go offline July 14, 2021 Websites run by REvil, a notorious Russia-linked ransomware gang, have disappeared from the internet, according to multiple media reports. On Tuesday, monitors said a payment website and a blog run by the group became unreachable. REvil has in the past been blamed for numerous attacks on hundreds of businesses worldwide. The reason for the sites [...]
UK still ‘deeply concerned’ over treatment of human rights in Belarus July 13, 2021 The UK has again voiced its concerns over Belarus’ treatment of human rights today, following the hijacking of a Ryanair plane in May. “The United Kingdom remains deeply concerned by the human rights situation in Belarus,” the UK’s ambassador to the United Nations and World Health Organisation in Geneva, Simon Manley, said. “Tightening the laws [...]
Concerns grow as North America experiences warmest June on record July 7, 2021 North America experienced its warmest June to date with several cities in the U.S. and Canada recording a full 5 degree Celsius temperature rise above previous records, according to EU Earth observation program Copernicus. Despite a slew of rain and cloud in the UK last month, it was the second warmest June on record for [...]
US companies targeted in Russian-linked cyber-attack July 3, 2021 200 US businesses have been targeted by Russian-linked cyber-criminal groups in a “colossal” ransomware attack, a cyber-security firm announced on Friday. Huntress Labs said the attack hit Florida-based IT company Kaseya and spread through its corporate networks that use its software. Kaseya said it was investigating a “potential attack”. Russia-linked hackers REvil were the perpetrators of [...]
Russian military targeted UK and US passwords in wide-ranging hacking campaign July 1, 2021 Russian military hackers ran a campaign to steal and compromise the passwords of people employed in sensitive jobs at hundreds of companies and organisations worldwide, including US, UK and European government and military agencies, US and British national security officials said earlier today. They also targeted a range of political parties, government offices, defence contractors, [...]
Putin’s annual press conference: No World War 3 if UK navy ship had sunk June 30, 2021 Russian President Vladimir Putin’s massive annual question-and-answer session with members of the public took place earlier today. Responding to one question, Putin downplayed the idea that the confrontation between Russian forces and a British navy warship last week could have sparked World War Three, even if the situation had turned out differently. Watch the full [...]
Should EM investors be worried about tapering? June 30, 2021 In our latest Economic and Strategy Viewpoint we brought forward our expectations for Federal Reserve (Fed) policy tightening. We still think that the current bout of inflation in the US will prove to be largely transitory. However, the strength of the US economic recovery means that we now expect underlying price pressures to build next year such [...]
Black Widow review: Marvel returns with a familiar face June 29, 2021 By the time Black Widow hits cinemas, it will have been the longest we’ve ever waited for a Marvel Cinematic Universe instalment. Obviously there have been external reasons for this absence, but in a strange way the wait has been beneficial for the world’s biggest franchise. Yes, there have been two and a half Disney+ [...]
Classified Ministry of Defence documents left at bus stop in Kent June 27, 2021 Classified Ministry of Defence documents containing details about HMS Defender and the military have been found in the rain at a bus stop in Kent. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched an investigation after almost 50 pages of classified documents containing national security details were found in a soggy heap behind a bus stop [...]
Is there something out there? U.S. report does not rule out UFOs June 26, 2021 A major U.S. government report on UFOs that was released last night said defense and intelligence analysts lack sufficient data to determine the nature of mysterious flying objects observed by military pilots including whether they are advanced earthly technologies, atmospherics or of an extraterrestrial nature. Watch the full report. Congress in December required the director [...]