Escalation on Ukrainian border leads to spike in ransomware and data leaks against Russia and Belarus

A wave of ransomware and data extraction attacks is building alongside Russian troops on the Ukrainian border.  On January 24, a Belarusian hacktivist group called “Cyber Partisans” announced that it ...

Texan Pleads Guilty To Smuggling 2 Men In Coffin Near U.S.-Mexico Border

Topline A Texas resident pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling two men near the U.S.-Mexico border in an American flag-draped coffin, an unusual scheme thwarted by Border Patrol last year, as immigratio...

Australia’s Last Zero-Covid Holdout Cancels Border Reopening Plans As Omicron Surges Across Country

Topline The state of Western Australia canceled plans to reopen its border to people arriving from neighboring states on February 5 due to the ongoing surge of omicron variant Covid-19 cases in other ...

Ukraine Hit By ‘Massive Cyber Attack’ As Russia Mobilizes Troops Near Border

Topline A “massive cyber attack” has taken multiple Ukrainian government websites offline and left messages warning the public to “prepare for the worst,” a foreign ministry spokesperson a...