Latest Russia Headlines
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Russian Hackers Were Inside Ukraine Telecoms Giant for Months: Cyber Spy Chief
Jan 4 2024 // Russian hackers were inside Ukrainian telecoms giant Kyivstar’s system from at least May last year in a cyberattack that should serve as a “big warning” to the West, Ukraine’s cyber spy chief told...
Air Lease Gets Insurance Settlement for 4 Jets Stranded in Russia
Dec 22 2023 // Air Lease said on Friday it had received about $64.9 million in cash as part of an insurance claim settlement for four Airbus jets it had leased to a Russian carrier, which were blocked from leaving the country after...
US Officials Say Russian Hackers Are Launching Potential SolarWinds-Style Operations
Dec 14 2023 // U.S. officials say that Russian hackers are targeting servers hosting outdated versions of software made by the Czech tech company JetBrains for potential SolarWinds-style espionage operations. In a statement released on...
US, UK Say Russia Targeted Officials in Political Cyber Campaign
Dec 8 2023 // The US and UK have launched a coordinated effort to disrupt a longtime alleged Russian government hacking campaign aimed at what they say is an attempt to undermine democratic processes in both their countries. The UK...
EU Proposes to Ban Sale of Tankers to Russia to Curb Growth of Shadow Fleet
Nov 17 2023 // The European Commission is proposing to ban the sale of tankers for crude oil and petroleum products to Russia to prevent Moscow bypassing western sanctions on Russian oil with a shadow fleet of ships, a proposal by the...
Tankers, Newly Sanctioned by US, Supplied Russian Oil to India
Nov 17 2023 // Three oil tankers, newly sanctioned by Washington, regularly shipped Sokol crude from Russia’s Far East to Indian Oil Corp, the country’s top refiner, in recent months, according to shiptracking data from LSEG,...
US Sanctions Maritime Companies, Vessels for Shipping Oil Above Russian Price Cap
Nov 17 2023 // The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on maritime companies and vessels for shipping Russian oil sold above the G7’s price cap, as Washington seeks to close loopholes in the mechanism designed to punish Moscow for...
Russia Flagship Carrier Aeroflot Says It Reached Settlement With Aircraft Leasing Firm
Nov 13 2023 // Russian flagship carrier Aeroflot said on Thursday it had clinched a settlement with leasing company BOC Aviation under which nine aircraft are to be handed over to Russian state insurance company NSK. A statement issued...
Russia-Linked Hackers Claim Credit for OpenAI Outage
Nov 13 2023 // A hacking group linked to Russia claimed responsibility for attacks that periodically forced OpenAI’s ChatGPT offline last week, saying it targeted the company due to its support of Israel. The group, which calls...
Russian Missile Strike on Merchant Ship Threatens Ukraine’s Exports
Nov 9 2023 // A Russian missile strike on a commercial ship at a major Ukrainian Black Sea port is adding to risks for commodity exports just as farmers in the war-battered nation are in the midst of this year’s harvest. A...
SolarWinds Staff Warned About Security Holes Before Russia Hack
Nov 1 2023 // Well before Russia’s audacious cyberattack that exploited SolarWinds Corp.’s software was made public, several employees allegedly raised red flags about holes in the company’s security. Their warnings,...
World’s Ghost Fleet in Focus Over US Russian Price-Cap Crackdown
Oct 26 2023 // U.S. penalties on shippers transporting Russian oil in breach of the G7’s price cap could push more Russian cargoes onto vessels referred to as the ghost fleet and away from mainstream tankers, shipping sources and...
Ukraine Sees Russian Cyberattacks Growing More Sophisticated
Oct 26 2023 // A senior Ukrainian official said Russian cyberattacks are growing more sophisticated and have become daily occurrences aimed at disrupting vital infrastructure during wartime. Deputy Foreign Minister Anton Demokhin,...
Hacking Groups, Including Some Tied to Russia, Are Attacking Israeli Websites
Oct 10 2023 // Hacking groups, including some tied to Russia, are attacking Israeli government and media websites, allying themselves with the Palestinian military group Hamas that launched a series of deadly strikes on the country over...
SMBC Aviation Receives Cash Insurance Settlement Over Jets Stranded in Russia
Oct 3 2023 // Ireland-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital on Monday said it had received a cash insurance settlement of $710 million for its jets previously leased to Russia’s state-owned airline Aeroflot. The lessor under...
Shadowy Russian Oil Trade Employs Fake Coordinates and Tanker Tricks
Sep 29 2023 // On a sunny day off the southern coast of Greece last week, two aging tankers nestled next to each other while one pumped oil to the other. As far as global satellite tracking systems could tell, it never happened. The...
Russia Dodges G7 Price Cap Sanctions on Most of Its Oil Exports: FT
Sep 25 2023 // Russian crude oil supplies increased 50% this spring despite the G7 countries imposing sanctions due to war in Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing data from analytics company Kpler. The European Union,...
Update: Lessor AerCap Settles Claim of $645M for Aeroflot Jets Stranded in Russia
Sep 6 2023 // The world’s largest aircraft lessor has agreed to settle an insurance claim over Russia’s refusal to return 17 jets leased to airline Aeroflot, a landmark agreement in a dispute over 400 Western planes stranded...
Russia’s Flagship Oil Rises Above G-7 Sanctions Cap, but Does Little to Impede Services
Aug 22 2023 // The price of Russia’s flagship oil may have jumped above a Group of Seven imposed cap but that has done little to impede the provision of western services for the trade. The number of ships calling at the...
Ships Remain Backed Up in Black Sea Lanes as Russia Warning Shots Raise Tensions
Aug 15 2023 // Merchant ships remained backed up in lanes around the Black Sea on Monday as ports struggled to clear backlogs amid growing unease among insurers and shipping companies a day after a Russian warship fired warning shots at...
