Latest Russia Headlines
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Russia’s Oil Is Finally Getting Snarled by Sanctions
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 —...
Yemen’s Houthis Tell China, Russia Their Ships Won’t Be Targeted
Mar 22 2024 // The Yemen-based Houthis have told China and Russia their ships can sail through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden without being attacked, according to several people with knowledge of the militant group’s...
Russian Hackers Are Weaponizing Stolen Microsoft Passwords
Mar 13 2024 // A Russian state-sponsored hacking group that stole sensitive data from Microsoft Corp. executives is trying to leverage that information to compromise the company’s source code and other internal systems, according...
Microsoft Warns Russian Hackers Still Trying to Break Into its Systems
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...
Russia Oil Fleet Shifts Away From Liberia, Marshall Island Flags as Sanctions Ramp Up
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...
Russia’s LockBit Disrupted But Not Dead, Hacking Experts Warn
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...
Flying Got Safer Last Year Almost Everywhere Except Russia
Feb 20 2024 // Flying further improved its safety record last year, extending a long-term trend that’s set to continue despite quality lapses at Boeing Co. and maintenance setbacks in Russia, where sanctions have put decades of...
Russia’s Aeroflot Finalizes Insurance Settlement for 7 More Planes
Feb 16 2024 // Russia’s Aeroflot has finalized insurance settlements with leasing companies for seven more planes, it said on Friday. Planes leased by Russian airlines from foreign leasing companies have been in limbo since...
US and Allies Kick Russian Hackers Off Home Routers, FBI Says
Feb 16 2024 // The US and its allies have disrupted access by a Russian-state sponsored hacking organization to “well over a thousand home and small business routers” used for criminal and intelligence purposes, FBI Director...
Microsoft Says it Caught Hackers From China, Russia and Iran Using its AI Tools
Feb 15 2024 // State-backed hackers from Russia, China, and Iran have been using tools from Microsoft-backed OpenAI to hone their skills and trick their targets, according to a report published on Wednesday. Microsoft said in its report...
Update: Tankers Tied to the Russian Oil Trade Grind to Halt Following US Sanctions
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...
Aviation Lessors Secure Settlements With Russia Totaling $2.5B for Trapped Planes
Jan 31 2024 // Aircraft leasing firms have secured settlements with Russia totaling more than $2.5 billion for over a quarter of the roughly 400 aircraft stuck in the country since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In return,...
Russia Behind Spike in European GPS Jamming, Baltic General Says
Jan 31 2024 // Russia is likely behind an increase in instances of jamming satellite signals used by airlines, smartphones and weapons systems in eastern Europe, according to a senior Baltic military commander. Martin Herem, the...
Microsoft Warns Other Firms of Russian-Sponsored Group in Email Hacking
Jan 30 2024 // Microsoft Corp. said an account that was compromised by Russia-linked hackers, resulting in a hack of some company emails including senior leaders, didn’t have multifactor authentication enabled. The hackers...
HP Enterprise Discloses Hack by Suspected State-Backed Russian Hackers
Jan 29 2024 // Hewlett Packard Enterprise disclosed Wednesday that suspected state-backed Russian hackers broke into its cloud-based email system and stole data from cybersecurity and other employees. The provider of information...
Australia Imposes Sanctions on Russian Citizen Over Hack of Insurer Medibank
Jan 23 2024 // Australia imposed cybersecurity sanctions for the first time on a Russian hacker over his role in the breach of healthcare insurer Medibank Private Ltd. that exposed the sensitive private data of millions of...
Microsoft Says Russia-Linked Group Hacked Employee Emails
Jan 22 2024 // Microsoft Corp. said a Russian-linked hacking group attacked its corporate systems, getting into a “small number” of email accounts, including those of senior leadership and employees who work in cybersecurity...
Russia Allocates Another $1.23B to State Company Buying Planes From Western Lessors
Jan 18 2024 // Russia has allocated an additional 107.7 billion roubles ($1.23 billion) from its rainy day fund to a state company that has been purchasing aircraft from foreign lessors, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. The...
Hezbollah, Russia-Linked Hackers Step Up Cyberattacks on Israel: Cybersecurity Firm
Jan 17 2024 // The Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon and Russia-linked hackers have stepped up cyberattacks against Israel since the war with Hamas began, according to the chief technology officer of Israel-founded...
Russia Oil Tankers Are Doing Strange Things Since Ramp Up of US Sanctions
Jan 8 2024 // There are growing signs that Russia’s oil flows might be facing disruption in the aftermath of a ramp up in US sanctions targeting traders and shipping companies moving the nation’s petroleum. Over the past...
