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#1 Rise in Fires, Ukraine-Russia Fallout Top Concerns for Shipping Industry: Allianz Report
Jun 2 2023 // The maritime sector experienced fewer total losses of vessels in 2022 while the number of shipping incidents remained relatively consistent, according to a recent report. Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)...
#2 Ukraine Black Sea Attacks Signal Expanding War; Russia Insurance Costs Likely to Rise
Aug 7 2023 // The footprint of President Vladimir Putin’s war on Ukraine is growing fast after a weekend in which sea drones crippled a Russian naval vessel and an oil tanker. For the first time, the attacks put at risk...
#3 Russia Turns to ‘Shadow Fleet’ to Move Grain, as Its Shipping Challenges Grow
Aug 9 2023 // Russia’s lack of ships and Western grain traders’ shrinking appetite for business with Moscow are adding to rising costs of moving Russian wheat, at a time when the war in Ukraine has spilled perilously close...
#4 Russia Accuses U.S. Intelligence of Hacking Thousands of iPhones
Jun 5 2023 // Russia’s main security service accused a US intelligence agency of hacking several thousand iPhones, including devices belonging to Russian nationals and others linked to diplomatic missions and embassies in the...
#5 PwC Probes Security Incident Tied to Russian-Speaking Clop Cyber Gang
Jun 23 2023 // A criminal hacking gang has added more names to its lists of alleged victims from a recent campaign that exploited a vulnerability in a popular file-transfer product. The group, known as Clop, threatened to post internal...
#6 Russian Warship Fires Warning Shots at Cargo Ship in Black Sea
Aug 14 2023 // A Russian warship on Sunday fired warning shots at a cargo ship in the southwestern Black Sea as it made its way northwards, the first time Russia has fired on merchant shipping beyond Ukraine since exiting a landmark...
#7 Russia’s Flagship Crude Oil Surpasses G-7 Price Cap in Blow to Western Sanctions
Jul 13 2023 // Russia’s flagship Urals crude oil breached a price cap set by the Group of Seven, a blow to western sanctions efforts and arguably an economic win for Moscow. According to price reporting agency Argus Media, Urals...
#8 Russia Issues Warning to Any Ships Traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea Ports
Jul 20 2023 // Russia warned that from Thursday any ships traveling to Ukraine’s Black Sea ports will be seen as possibly carrying military cargoes, after Ukraine said it was setting up a temporary shipping route to try and...
#9 Russian Missile Strike on Merchant Ship Threatens Ukraine’s Exports
Nov 9 2023 // A Russian missile strike on a commercial ship at a major Ukrainian Black Sea port is adding to risks for commodity exports just as farmers in the war-battered nation are in the midst of this year’s harvest. A...
#10 Russia Strikes Ukraine’s Danube Port. Kyiv Says Aim Is to Intimidate Insurers, Shippers.
Aug 3 2023 // Russia attacked Ukraine’s main inland port across the Danube River from Romania on Wednesday, sending global food prices higher as it ramped up its use of force to prevent Ukraine from exporting grain. The drone...
#11 US, UK Say Russia Targeted Officials in Political Cyber Campaign
Dec 8 2023 // The US and UK have launched a coordinated effort to disrupt a longtime alleged Russian government hacking campaign aimed at what they say is an attempt to undermine democratic processes in both their countries. The UK...
#12 Hacking Groups, Including Some Tied to Russia, Are Attacking Israeli Websites
Oct 10 2023 // Hacking groups, including some tied to Russia, are attacking Israeli government and media websites, allying themselves with the Palestinian military group Hamas that launched a series of deadly strikes on the country over...
#13 Russia Oil Hitting $60 Cap Adds to Crude-Oil Buyers’ Banking, Shipping Woes
Jul 14 2023 // A top buyer of Russian oil is bracing for trading trouble as the price of Urals, the country’s main export grade, breaks through a $60-a-barrel cap set by Western nations to curb Moscow’s revenue. India and...
#14 Russian Hackers Lured Embassy Workers in Ukraine With Fake Used-Car Advert
Jul 12 2023 // Hackers suspected of working for Russia’s foreign intelligence agency targeted dozens of diplomats at embassies in Ukraine with a fake used car advert in a bid to break into their computers, according to a...
#15 Russia’s Aging, Dark Fleet of Oil Tankers Gets Infusion of Newer Ships
Jul 3 2023 // An armada of tankers ferrying sanctioned oil around the globe is starting to get younger, bucking a months-long trend of using the world’s oldest and most dangerous vessels. Shortly after President Vladimir...
#16 Russia-Linked Hackers Claim Credit for OpenAI Outage
Nov 13 2023 // A hacking group linked to Russia claimed responsibility for attacks that periodically forced OpenAI’s ChatGPT offline last week, saying it targeted the company due to its support of Israel. The group, which calls...
#17 Nearly 30 Ships Drop Anchor Near Ukraine’s Crucial Izmail Port After Russian Air Strikes
Jul 25 2023 // Almost 30 ships dropped anchor near Ukraine’s crucial Izmail port terminal after Russia destroyed grain warehouses on the Danube River on Monday, data showed, although it was unclear exactly what had caused them to...
#18 Aviation Lessors Fight to Stop Insurance Dispute Hearings in Russia
Jul 10 2023 // More than 40 aviation leasing firms, locked in a battle with insurers over who should bear up to $10 billion in costs for 400 jets stuck in Russia, are urging the High Court to allow a reinsurance dispute to be heard in...
#19 US Officials Say Russian Hackers Are Launching Potential SolarWinds-Style Operations
Dec 14 2023 // U.S. officials say that Russian hackers are targeting servers hosting outdated versions of software made by the Czech tech company JetBrains for potential SolarWinds-style espionage operations. In a statement released on...
#20 Insurers Reviewing Black Sea Ship Cover After Russia Quits Grain Deal: Sources
Jul 17 2023 // Insurers are reviewing whether to freeze cover for any ships willing to sail to Ukraine after Russia on Monday quit a U.N.-backed deal that allows the export of grain through a wartime Black Sea safe corridor, industry...
