Monday, February 19, 2024

LockBit digital gang disrupted by international law enforcement in 'Operation Cronos'

Close up of hands on a laptop keyboard. Green text, suggestive of lines of code, appear on the computer screen.

LockBit, a notorious cybercrime gang that holds its victims' data to ransom, has been disrupted in a rare international law enforcement operation, according to a post on the gang's extortion website on Monday. Canada played a role in the operation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lockbit-hackers-fbi-ransomware-cronos-1.7119651?cmp=rss

Michael J. Fox receives standing ovation for surprise appearance onstage at BAFTAs

A man in a black suit and a woman in a white dress with silver details are shown during an event.

Michael J. Fox made a surprise appearance onstage during Sunday night’s BAFTA Film Awards to present the prize for best film to Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/michael-j-fox-baftas-surprise-appearance-1.7119355?cmp=rss

Crew forced to abandon cargo ship near Yemen after Houthi missile strike

A man holding a gun outside in closeup.

A missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels that damaged a Belize-flagged ship travelling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that connects the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden has forced the crew to abandon the ship, authorities said Monday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yemen-houthis-red-sea-attacks-israel-ships-1.7119330?cmp=rss

Top UN court opens hearings into legality of Israel's occupation of Palestinian-claimed lands

Palestinian officials at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

The United Nations' top court on Monday opened a week of hearings on the legal consequences of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, with more than 50 states due to address the judges.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/un-court-legality-israeli-occupation-palestinian-lands-1.7119309?cmp=rss

Sunday, February 18, 2024

What continued drone strikes on Russian oil refineries could mean for war with Ukraine

A photo from Bryansk Gov. Alexander Bogomaz's Telegram channel shows oil tanks on fire after a drone attack in Klintsy, Russia.

Hostile drones have been winding their way across the Russian landscape this winter, striking refineries and related oil and gas infrastructure all the way from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/russia-refineries-drones-ukraine-war-1.7115492?cmp=rss