• Russia carries out the largest attack on Ukraine's energy system since the start of the war

    Russia launched what Kyiv described as "the most massive attack on energy infrastructure since the beginning of hostilities" overnight into Friday, 22 March. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that around 90 missiles of various types and 60 drones targeted facilities across the country. According to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, air defence units shot down 37 rockets and 55 drones. Nevertheless, Ukraine's Energy Minister German Galushchenko highlighted that the attacks caused damage to...

  • Cyber security concerns in schools after Scranton cyber attack

    SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Just last week, Scranton School District's Computer System was hacked and infected with ransomware. Scranton School District is currently dealing with a ransomware attack, which most of the time ends with the victims of the attack paying the hackers. Ransomware commonly infiltrates computer networks either through emails containing attachments, and []

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    NY National Guard’s “Fighting 69th” Carries on Unique Tradition Leading World’s Largest Saint Patrick’s Day Parade

    For the 173rd year in a row, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, “Fighting 69th” Infantry Regiment marched at the head of New York City’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade – the largest in the world. This year marks the return of the entire battalion to the front lines of the parade, following their deployment to the Horn of Africa last year. It also marks the first and last Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations on the streets of New York for some of the Fighting 69th Soldiers.

  • VP Koung Commits Government’s Support to Liberia’s Energy Sector, Lauds LERC for Launching Database Management System

    MONROVIA – Liberia’s Vice President Jeremiah Kpan Koung has reiterated the government’s unwavering commitment to bolstering the energy sector to attract investment and foster economic growth. By Gerald C. Koinyeneh – [email protected] Addressing attendees through a proxy at the launch of the Liberia Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (LERC) database management system on Wednesday, VP Koung acknowledged []

  • Greece mulls delivering S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine after Russia’s missile attack on Odesa during Greek PM's visit

    During Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis's visit to Odesa, the city was attacked by Russian missiles. This incident was followed by reports that Ukraine may receive S-300 anti-aircraft missile systems from Greece, according to the Greek newspaper Ekathimerini. Greece is considering the delivery of the S-300 missile system to Ukraine from its stockpile on the island of Crete. The country had previously been hesitant about such supplies, eager not to provoke Russia and because the United...

  • U.S. national security adviser visits Kyiv

    KYIV, Ukraine >> President Joe Biden’s top foreign policy adviser Jake Sullivan sought to reassure Ukrainians during an unannounced visit to Kyiv Wednesday that the U.S. will continue to support their efforts to fend off Russia’s two-year-old invasion.

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    Housing minister mocks Doug Ford’s concerns with fourplexes. Here’s what happened at Ontario’s Queen’s Park this week

    Canada’s housing minister openly mocked Ontario Premier Doug Ford on social media Friday over his concerns over fourplexes. Throughout the week, the premier has made it clear that he does not support a provincial mandate to build fourplexes in residential neighbourhoods—something that both the Ontario Housing Affordability Task Force and the federal government have recommended. Later, he clarified he was just against four-storey “towers.” “You have to differentiate between putting four...

  • US warns that hackers are carrying out disruptive attacks on water systems

    The US government is warning state governors that foreign hackers are carrying out disruptive cyberattacks against water and sewage systems throughout the country. In a letter released Tuesday, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan warned that disabling cyberattacks are striking water and wastewater systems throughout the United States. The letter singled out alleged Iranian and Chinese cyber saboteurs. Sullivan and Regan cited...

  • Birmingham’s National Sea Life Centre undergoes spring cleaning

    Aquarists at Birmingham’s National Sea Life Centre have been sprucing up the attraction using specialist kit this week. Cleaning and maintenance actually happens year-round and is not seasonal, with staff at centres across the country spending over 36,000 hours per year keeping animal habitats, including 756 glass windows, in tip-top condition for 16,700 creatures. Back in January, aquarists at Sea Life London conducted its annual “count and clean”. Wearing wetsuits and armed with a range of...

  • China cyber-attacks: this growing threat to UK security will not go away

    With the Electoral Commission the latest target on a list that includes the economy and supply chains, experts warn of data-gathering ‘on an industrial scale’In March last year an integrated review of the UK’s defence and foreign policy said it would protect the country’s “democratic freedoms” from Chinese state attacks.A few months later the Electoral Commission confirmed why democratic institutions and processes were on the threat list as it revealed that a cyber-attack – by a then...

  • Phishing Tops 2023’s Most Common Cyber Attack Initial Access Method

    Despite seeing a wide range of cyberattacks, new analysis shows that the combination of phishing, email, remote access, and compromised accounts are the

  • What is Article 23, Hong Kong’s new draconian national security law?

    Passing of new national security law described as 'very dark day' for civil