Russian millionaire’s daughter, 19, falls from Moscow flat as father denies ‘criminal’ link to death

Russian multi-millionaire’s daughter, 19, dies after plunging from window of Moscow high rise flat as her Kremlin-linked father slams claims of ‘criminal’ link to her death Daughter of a Kremlin-linked millionaire fell to her death from Moscow high rise Valeria Shpilenko’s body was found on Thursday, the day after her 19th birthday Her father Andrey Shpilenko was forced … Read more

Russian hackers conducted a ‘dry run’ of its massive cyber attack a YEAR AGO

The suspected Russian hack of US government agencies may have been in the works for longer than suggested, as it’s revealed hackers had conducted a ‘dry run’ of their massive cyber attack more than a year ago.    US officials on Friday said hackers appeared to have targeted SolarWinds Corp back in October 2019, five months before … Read more

Congressman compares Russian hack of US government to Pearl Harbor

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has become the first U.S. official to publicly attribute a massive hacking campaign to Russia, after broad swathes of the federal government and private sector were revealed to be compromised.   ‘This was a very significant effort, and I think it’s the case that now we can say pretty clearly that it … Read more

Russian hackers target Ministry of Defence, Home Office and police

Russian hackers target Ministry of Defence, Home Office and police through attack on computer company serving public sector bodies Russian hackers are thought to be behind a ‘very serious’ cyber security breach Some 40 government agencies were infiltrated by hackers, Microsoft said Operation began in March but confirmation UK was targeted came yesterday  By Emer … Read more

How the ‘Russian’ hack that breached US government unfolded

The list of victims from the devastating and long-undetected hack on US government agencies and companies continues to grow ever since the sprawling cyber-espionage campaign was disclosed – but experts say the true impact may never actually be known. Federal authorities are expressing increased alarm over the suspected Russian hack that breached, among others, US … Read more

Russian children are sent home from school as temperatures hit MINUS 48C – and rush outside to play

Brrrrrreak time! Russian children are sent home from school as temperatures hit MINUS 48C in world’s coldest city – and rush straight outside to play in the snow Video footage shows school children playing in the snow in Yakutsk, Russia They were sent home from school as temperatures sank to minus 48C But stray animals … Read more

British cyber spies probe major Russian hack that caused chaos in US

British cyber spies are today urgently investigating a major suspected Russian hack that has caused chaos in the US amid fears UK government departments, police forces and private companies could be affected. The sprawling attack is being called the biggest breach in American history and a ‘grave threat’ to the US government, after hackers got … Read more

Russian hack of federal government is ‘hard to overstate’ says ex-homeland security adviser

The two agencies responsible for maintaining America’s nuclear weapons stockpile have evidence they were hacked by suspected Kremlin cyberspies, it emerged Thursday. Politico reported that the Energy Department and the National Nuclear Security Administration have begun to warn Congress that networks they control were breached – including at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which conducts … Read more

Russian oligarch’s son says ‘he did not know’ if he owned £346,000 Rolls Royce in High Court battle

Temur Akhmedov’s sensational claim to ignorance over the luxury car came as a two-week trial involving Britain’s biggest ever divorce case neared its end The son of a Russian oligarch who is fighting his mother in the courts as part of Britain’s biggest divorce case has insisted he ‘did not know’ whether he owned a … Read more

Russian Instagram wannabe ‘stabbed her mother then cut out her heart while she was still ALIVE’

Russian Instagram wannabe ‘stabbed her mother then cut out her heart and other organs while she was still ALIVE’, court hears Anna Leikovic, 21, from Comrat, Moldova, is suspected of killing her mother She is alleged to have 40-year-old Praskovya Leikovic’s heart out of her chest Leikovic lied down in the dock in court while … Read more