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Dec 16 2016
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U.S. Faces Tall Hurdles in Detaining or Deterring Russian Hackers
When a suspected Russian cybercriminal named Dmitry Ukrainsky was arrested in a Thai resort town last summer, the American authorities hoped they could whisk him back to New York for trial and put at least a temporary dent in Russia’s arsenal of computer hackers.
New York Times (News)
Dec 15 2020
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Government and industry reeling after Russian hackers pierce internal networks
WASHINGTON — The discovery this weekend that Russian hackers used sophisticated techniques to infiltrate a broad swath of government and corporate networks to steal sensitive information sent cybersecurity experts into a panic, leaving open the question of how the U.S. will respond.
The attribution was made on Sunday, according to one source familiar with the matter, who said the spy
Yahoo News
Sep 25 2023
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Hillary Clinton resurrects fears about Russian election interference ahead of possible Democratic loss in 2024
The Blaze
Sep 20 2023
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Zelenskyy avoids confrontation with Russian foreign minister in remarks before UN Security Council
Volodymyr Zelenskyy avoided a potential face-off with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during the Ukrainian president's first in-person appearance before the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday. Speaking via a translator, Zelenskyy called for Russia to be stripped of its veto power -- a move rendered virtually impossible by the structure of the U.N. charter. "Since the start of
ABC News (Online)
Apr 26 2015
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Russian Hackers Read Obama's Unclassified Emails Last Year
Some of President Barack Obama’s email was captured by Russian hackers last year when they breached the White House’s unclassified computer system, The New York Times reported Saturday night.
The fact that the hacking was widespread and had penetrated the White House was previously known. What wasn’t known until now was whether the hackers had obtained any emails from or to the
Newsmax (News)
Sep 20 2023
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Fire engulfs Russian oil depot after drone strike on Black Sea port
A huge fire engulfed an oil depot near an airport in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi in the early hours of Wednesday morning after a reported drone strike. Veniamin Kondratyev, governor of Russia's Krasnodar region, said on his Telegram channel that a fuel tank caught fire, causing a blaze about 100 square meters in size. No casualties were reported. Ukraine rarely claims responsibility
Newsweek
Aug 28 2014
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Russian Hackers Said to Loot Gigabytes of Big Bank Data
Russian hackers attacked JPMorgan Chase & Co. and at least four other banks this month in a coordinated assault that resulted in the loss of gigabytes of customer data, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
At least one of the banks has linked the breach to Russian state-sponsored hackers, said one of the people. The FBI is investigating whether the attack could
Bloomberg
Sep 12 2023
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Kim and Putin Arrive at Russian Site for Talks, State Media Says
The North Korean and Russian leaders, Kim Jong-un and Vladimir V. Putin, arrived on Wednesday at a site in Russia’s far east for a summit meeting, Russian state media reported. The talks will be closely watched for indications that Mr. Kim has agreed to supply munitions the Kremlin needs for its war in Ukraine. Mr. Kim and Mr. Putin, the Russian president, are both pariahs, isolated from the
New York Times (News)
Sep 25 2023
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Ukraine war effort aided by arrival of U.S. Abrams tanks as Ukraine claims to kill Russian fleet commander
The first American-made Abrams tanks are now rolling out on Ukrainian soil as Ukraine's forces claimed to have dealt a significant blow to the leadership of Russia's fleet in the Black Sea.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the arrival of the tanks on the Telegram messaging app: "Good news from Minister (of Defense Rustem) Umerov. Abrams are already in Ukraine and are
CBS News (Online)
Sep 05 2023
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Kim Jong Un Finds a Russian Friend in Need
Welcome to Balance of Power, bringing you the latest in global politics. If you haven’t yet, sign up here. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may soon be hopping aboard his luxury armored train for a first trip beyond the peninsula in more than four years, to meet in Russia with President Vladimir Putin to discuss supplying arms for his war on Ukraine. Kim will travel to Vladivostok and visit
Bloomberg