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For all the nation state hacker groups that have targeted the United States power grid —and even successfully breached American electric utilities —only the Russian military intelligence group known as Sandworm has been brazen enough to trigger actual blackouts, shutting the lights off in Ukraine in 2015 and 2016 . Now one grid-focused security firm is warning that a group with ties to Sandworm’s uniquely dangerous hackers has also been actively targeting the US energy system for years. On Wednesday, industrial cybersecurity firm Dragos published its annual report on the state of industrial control systems security, which names four new foreign hacker groups focused on those critical infrastructure systems. Three of those newly named groups have targeted industrial control systems in the US, according to Dragos. But most noteworthy, perhaps, is a group that Dragos calls Kamacite, which the security firm describes as having worked in cooperation with the GRU's Sandworm. … [Read more...] about Hackers Tied to Russia’s GRU Targeted the US Grid for Years, Researchers Warn

Egypt, under the accelerated procedure, has registered the Russian Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, according to the country's drug administration. "The authority has granted licenses for emergency use of two vaccines — Sputnik V and AstraZeneca/AZD1222," the authority said in a statement, specifying that the latter was imported from South Korea. According to the authority, the vaccines passed through the necessary estimate procedures in the health body's laboratories to ensure their safety and effectiveness. Egypt granted emergency use authorization to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19 , the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on Wednesday, confirming information provided by the Egyptian Drug Authority. "Egypt is the 35th country in the world to approve Sputnik V. It is also the most populated country in the Middle East with over 100 million people. Egyptian Drug Authority has approved the vaccine under the emergency use authorization procedure," RDIF said in … [Read more...] about Egypt Registers Russia’s Sputnik V Coronavirus Vaccine

A CONVICTED murderer recently released from jail mowed down two teenage cousins at 70 mph on a pedestrian crossing after he stole a black Lexus. Horrific dash-cam footage shows the moment the pair were hit as they crossed a road on a green pedestrian light in Russia’s Ulan-Ude city. Alina Unagaeva, 16, and Kirill Bazhenov, 17, holding hands as they walked, were thrown 50ft into the air from the impact of the crash, say reports. The tragic pair died at the scene, with Kirill killed instantly, and his younger cousin dying moments later. Although a female medic at the scene rushed to help, the youngsters could not be saved from the massive impact of the crash. Shocking video shows the moment the “happy and kind” cousins can be seen stepping off the kerb to cross the road, as a speeding car hits them with huge force. Kirill died immediately and Alina had a pulse, but she died by the time the ambulance arrived. The speeding Lexus with its lights off, despite … [Read more...] about Convicted murderer mows down two teen cousins at 70 mph as they held hands crossing throwing them 50ft into the air

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Winter has tightened its grip across North India and many parts of the world with fresh bouts of snowfall. The national capital recorded the season’s lowest temperature on Tuesday. Snow covered many parts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Here are some of the beautiful snow pics from across the globe. ( Photographs: PTI Photo and Umar Ganie/ Rediff.com ) J ammu and Kashmir The mercury has gone down to the freezing point in Kashmir and Ladakh regions, with most places experiencing the coldest night of the season so far. Temperature in Pahalgam hill resort in south Kashmir went down from -6.2°C to -12.4°C. Gulmarg -- the famous ski-resort in north Kashmir -- also recorded the season’s lowest night temperature as the mercury there settled at a low of -13°C. The north Kashmir town of Kupwara recorded -6.2°C, Kokernag, in south Kashmir, registered a low of -5.9°C. Both places experienced the coldest night of the season. Leh … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: The world turns white