The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released a joint alert pertaining to a technique leveraged by Russian state-sponsored hackers …
Singapore bans cryptocurrency payments that could violate Russia sanctions
Singapore has banned the use of cryptocurrency to facilitate payments that could be used as a way to bypass financial sanctions against Russia, as part of a series of measures announced by the …
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U.S. officials wonder: Where are Russia’s much-feared cyberattacks?
There's a particularly unnerving scenario for a Russian cyberattack casting its shadow in the head of an American politician who oversees intelligence issues. Mark Warner leads the Senate intelligence …
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Zelensky urges Russian troops to surrender
During his nightly TV address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on Russian soldiers to surrender. Zelensky noted that the Russian forces had suffered worse losses during their invasion of …
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‘For the first time in history anyone can join a war’: Volunteers join Russia-Ukraine cyber fight
Cyberwarfare related to the Ukraine-Russia conflict is surging as digital volunteers from around the world enter the fight. The number of cyberattacks being waged by — and on behalf of — both …
Assessing the Current Risks to the U.S. Economy
Before Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, the outlook for the U.S. economy was stressed but hopeful. Pandemic pressures appeared to be peaking, inflation was widely expected to normalize, and the …
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Open-Source Intelligence Resources: The USGS 2022 List of Critical Minerals
Moody’s Analytics economist Tim Uy wrote in a recent report: “The greatest risk facing global supply chains has shifted from the pandemic to the Russia-Ukraine military conflict and the geopolitical …
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Ukraine crisis: US warns China against helping Russia
The US has warned China that they will face consequences if they help Russia evade sanctions due to the invasion of Ukraine. It was reported by unnamed US officials to news outlets that Russia asked …
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Russia Issues Its Own TLS Certs
Russia is offering its own Transport Layer Security certificate authority to replace those certificates that must be renewed by foreign countries. Due to sanctions, foreign certificate authorities …
Russia may try to dodge sanctions using ransomware payments, warns US Treasury
The US Treasury has warned that Russia may be attempting to avoid sanctions placed on them by western countries by utilizing ransomware payments. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network stated that …