BREAKING NEWS: FireEye, one of the world’s biggest cyber security firms, is HACKED by ‘world class Russian hackers’ FireEye announced in a blog post on Tuesday that it had been ‘recently’ hacked It said the attack was ‘top-tier’ and carried out by ‘world-class operatives’ CEO Kevin Mandia didn’t name Russia as the culprit but sources … Read more
Skripal probe hackers unmasked: Six Russians accused of trying to infiltrate Salisbury poisoning probe are named Hackers who tried to infiltrate Salisbury investigation have been unmasked They were charged in the US over a series of cyber-attacks across the world Indictment accuses group of trying to undermine UK efforts to hold Moscow to account By … Read more
Tory MP David Morris is ordered to apologise after lobbying for Russian’s company after £10k donation Tory MP David Morris accepted £10k donation from energy firm Aquind last year Shortly after, he asked a question in the Commons that ‘sought to benefit’ the company Inquiry ruled the MP had inadvertently breached the code of conduct By John … Read more
The release of the long-awaited Russia report this week revealed the grip the country has on the UK, from PR firms, charities, political interests, academia and cultural institutions. The Intelligence and Security Committee of MPs warned that ‘Russian influence in the UK is the new normal’, claiming that oligarchs and their money were welcomed into British … Read more
Russians deny being source of radioactive leak in northern Europe claiming their two nuclear power plants in the region are working normally Nordic authorities said they detected increased radioactivity in northern Europe Netherlands environment institute says radionuclides are from western Russia Nuclear operator Rosenergoatom claims two northern plants working normally By Milly Vincent For Mailonline Published: … Read more
Putin raises income tax from 13% to 15% for wealthy Russians on more than £58,000 to pay for coronavirus measures Putin said the tax increase would bring in 60billion roubles (£700million) It is the first tax hike on wealthy Russians since flat tax was introduced in 2001 Russia faces its worst economic crisis since 2009 … Read more