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Russia claims there is a Ukrainian connection to NotPetya virus
A "Ukrainian trace" was found in the NotPetya virus cyber attacks according to the Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media, Nikolai Nikiforov, Interfax reports.
"We see no Russian footprint [here]. There is a Ukrainian footprint, because it [the virus] was circulated through the Ukrainian system, through an accounting software package," Nikiforov said. According to him, "anyone could produce" the virus.
Nikiforov noted that the virus was made up of two components "that according to …
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Media: Russian who smuggled cocaine from Argentina turned out to be a Colonel in the Russian Special Services
The alleged organizer of the cocaine supply chain from Argentina to Europe, Andrei Kovalchuk, has never worked for the German company Golden Mile, the company’s head, Konstantin Loskutnikov, told RTVD OstWest TV.
The entrepreneur said that the alleged drug baron was introduced to him a few years ago by an employee of Gazprom Germany. "He introduced himself as a Colonel, the head of Special Services, who oversees or deals with embassies and consulates in Europe, Asia, and Latin America," …
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Media: Russian hackers attacked German Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs
Hacker group APT28, also known as Fancy Bear, has attacked the German Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, reports news agency DPA citing sources in the defense sector. The magazine Focus carried the text from DPA. A number of companies in the cyber security field link APT28 with Russia.
The agency’s source said that the attack was discovered in December 2017. It was done using malicious software, and the hackers stole valuable data. The source noted that the attack could have gone on …
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Putin says he does not object to peacekeepers in Donbas
At a press conference following talks with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz ,Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is not opposed to peacekeepers being placed throughout Ukraine.
However, Putin said that this would need to be coordinated with the unrecognized Donbas republics.
“We are not against it, at least. But it needs to be arranged with these unrecognized republics. Go there and make an agreement with them. No, nobody wants to do this,” Putin said.
He also remarked that …
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The Chancellor of Austria voiced his support for Nord Stream-2
After talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said his country supports the construction of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline.
After the talks, Putin said that Nord Stream-2 is not an alternative to the transit of gas through Ukraine to Europe.
Nord Stream-2 is a project to build a gas pipeline with a capacity of 55 billion cubic meters from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea. It is assumed that the route along the seabed, as well as the …