Cyber Security – Page 4 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Putin tells Biden that Russia is ready to cooperate on cybersecurity, but claims no specific requests have come from Washington

Posted on July 10, 2021July 10, 2021By Editor

Cybersecurity cooperation between Russia and the US should be regular and professional, Russian President Vladimir Putin has told US President Joe Biden. Yet, Washington has failed to properly outline individual cases, he claimed. … Read More >Putin tells Biden that Russia is ready to cooperate on cybersecurity, but claims no specific requests have come from Washington

World

US Threatens to Act If Russia Fails to Deal With Ransomware Hackers on Its Territory

Posted on July 8, 2021July 8, 2021By Editor

The message follows a bilateral summit between the presidents of the US and Russia, during which they agreed to start a dialogue on security in the cybersphere. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that since the meeting, there has been no meaningful response from Washington to Russian proposals on the matter. … Read More >US Threatens to Act If Russia Fails to Deal With Ransomware Hackers on Its Territory

Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down

Posted on July 6, 2021July 6, 2021By Editor

A major supermarket chain in Sweden has been forced to close most of its stores throughout the country after a hacking attack on its digital services provider broke its cash registers. … Read More >Hacking attack forces Swedish supermarket chain with 800 stores to shut down

Business

Google faces legal action in Russia over breaching personal data law

Posted on July 3, 2021July 3, 2021By Editor

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor has opened an administrative case against Google, after the US tech giant failed to comply with a law obliging foreign companies to keep all data on Russian users on Russian territory. … Read More >Google faces legal action in Russia over breaching personal data law

World

US, UK Intelligence Accuse Russia’s GRU of ‘Brute Force’ Campaign of Cyberattacks Worldwide

Posted on July 1, 2021July 1, 2021By Editor

Western countries have spent years accusing Moscow of carrying out an array of hack attacks targeting everything from government servers and businesses to power grids and even election-related infrastructure. … Read More >US, UK Intelligence Accuse Russia’s GRU of ‘Brute Force’ Campaign of Cyberattacks Worldwide

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US billionaires paid just 3% in income tax

Posted on June 18, 2021June 18, 2021By Editor

Billionaires paid just 3% in income tax from 2014-2018. Regulators look at crypto instead of buffing cybersecurity against ransomware attacks. Paraquat has been linked to Parkinson’s disease for decades but is still sold in the US. … Read More >US billionaires paid just 3% in income tax

Spying on allies ‘unacceptable,’ Norway tells US as Oslo reportedly summons top American embassy official

Posted on June 6, 2021June 6, 2021By Editor

Norwegian defense officials have met with American embassy staff to express their concerns after the US was accused of spying on NATO ally politicians, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and officials in Norway. … Read More >Spying on allies ‘unacceptable,’ Norway tells US as Oslo reportedly summons top American embassy official

Asia & Pacific

China criticizes US for being ‘world’s number one secret stealer’ after reports of NSA spying on allied leaders

Posted on June 5, 2021June 5, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has issued a stern rebuke of US intelligence practices after Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel demanded answers about reports that Washington used Danish intelligence to monitor its allied leaders. … Read More >China criticizes US for being ‘world’s number one secret stealer’ after reports of NSA spying on allied leaders

Asia & Pacific

WhatsApp SUES Indian government over new social media rules, citing ‘privacy concerns’ – reports

Posted on May 28, 2021May 28, 2021By Editor

WhatsApp has reportedly filed a legal case against the Indian government over a new set of social media rules that just took effect, asking a Delhi court to declare one guideline an unconstitutional privacy violation. … Read More >WhatsApp SUES Indian government over new social media rules, citing ‘privacy concerns’ – reports

World

Hackers provide decryption tool to unlock IT systems of Irish health services after ransomware cyberattack

Posted on May 23, 2021May 23, 2021By Editor

A ransomware group which locked Ireland’s Health Service Executive (HSE) out of its IT systems a week ago has shared a decryption tool that could allow restoration of operations, the Irish government has announced. … Read More >Hackers provide decryption tool to unlock IT systems of Irish health services after ransomware cyberattack

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