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Microsoft Tells Texas Agencies They Were Exposed in Russian Hack
Jul 1 2024 // Microsoft Corp. has told more than a dozen state agencies and public universities in Texas that Russian state-sponsored hackers accessed emails between them and the software giant. The attackers were able to gain access to...
Here Are the Legal Battle Lines in Ireland’s Multi-Billion Euro Russian Jet Trial
Jun 28 2024 // The opening salvos have been fired in a 2.5 billion euro ($2.7 billion), Irish court battle between some of the world’s largest aircraft lessors and their insurers over around 80 jets stranded in...
After Oil, Russia May Be Building a Shadow Fleet for Gas
Jun 28 2024 // In the months that followed its invasion of Ukraine and punitive Western restrictions imposed in response, Russia amassed a shadow fleet to ferry its oil around the world. Now there is growing evidence Moscow has begun to...
EU Adds 27 Russian Vessels to List of Entities Under Sanctions
Jun 25 2024 // The European Union will add 27 vessels, including oil and liquefied natural gas tankers, to its list of entities under sanctions as part of its latest measures against Russia, two sources familiar with the matter said on...
Probe of Russian Hack on London Hospitals May Take Weeks; Data-Dump Worries Grow
Jun 24 2024 // An investigation into a ransomware attack earlier this month on London hospitals by the Russian group Qilin could take weeks to complete, the country’s state-run National Health Service said Friday, as concerns grow...
Biden Bans US Sales of Kaspersky Software Over Russia Ties
Jun 21 2024 // The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to bar the sale of antivirus software made by Russia’s Kaspersky Lab in the United States, with Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo saying that Russia’s...
Details of Aviation Lessor Settlements With Russia Over Trapped Planes
Jun 21 2024 // Aircraft leasing firms have struck settlements with Russia totalling around $2.7 billion for over a quarter of the roughly 400 aircraft stuck in the country since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. In return,...
Top Shipping Flag Cuts Approval for Sanctioned Russian Insurer
Jun 18 2024 // The world’s largest shipping register withdrew its approval for Russia’s Ingosstrakh Insurance Co. to provide a key document enabling ships to enter ports. The Liberian Register — under whose flag 16% of the...
Denmark Seeks to Limit Shadow Tanker Fleet Carrying Russian Oil
Jun 17 2024 // Denmark is considering ways to stop a so-called shadow fleet of tankers from carrying Russian oil through the Baltic Sea, the Nordic country said on Monday, triggering a sharp response from Moscow’s diplomats who...
Russia’s Ingosstrakh Weighs Legal Action After UK Sanctions
Jun 17 2024 // Russia’s Ingosstrakh said on Friday it may challenge UK sanctions in court and was seeking clarification about the measures imposed on the country’s leading insurer that the British government announced on...
UK Puts First Sanctions on Russia’s Shadow-Fleet Oil Tankers
Jun 13 2024 // The UK announced wide-ranging sanctions on Russia, including a first attempt to clamp down on a shadow-fleet of tankers transporting the Kremlin’s oil and a key Moscow-based insurance company.The measures target four...
Multibillion-Euro Court Battle Over Stranded Russian Jets Begins in Dublin
Jun 11 2024 // Some of the world’s largest aircraft lessors faced off against their insurers in a Dublin courtroom on Tuesday at the start of a months-long battle over around 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion) of insurance claims...
Russian Oil Tanker Does Secret Cargo Switch Near Singapore to Dodge US Sanctions
Jun 10 2024 // The first Russian oil tanker attempting to deliver crude while under US sanctions made a secret cargo transfer onto another ship, a sign of the lengths to which Moscow is going to undermine the effectiveness of American...
Russian Hackers Claim Cyberattack on Spanish Defense Company
Jun 7 2024 // Santa Barbara Systems, a General Dynamics subsidiary in Spain that is refurbishing Leopard tanks for delivery to Ukraine, suffered a cyberattack on its website, a pro-Russia hacker group said. A spokesperson for General...
Russian Oil Finds New Site for Controversial Cargo Switching
Jun 4 2024 // Under pressure from Greece’s navy, traders of Russian oil have found a new place to switch cargoes of crude in the Mediterranean sea, a sign of how hard it will be to clamp down on an activity that has alarmed...
Irish Court Case on Russia Jet Insurance Claims to Begin on June 11
May 30 2024 // Ireland’s High Court is to begin hearing a dispute around insurance claims for aircraft stuck in Russia on June 11, a week later than scheduled, after parties in the case asked for additional time to prepare, a court...
EU Weighs Proposal to Sanction Russian Oil Tanker Insurer Ingosstrakh
May 30 2024 // The European Union’s executive arm is examining the feasibility of a proposal by one of its member states to sanction Russia’s Ingosstrakh Insurance Co., as part of efforts to choke revenue generating streams...
Nearly All Sanctioned Russian Oil Tankers Remain Idle and Empty Months After Sanctions
May 20 2024 // Dozens of tankers remain stuck doing nothing months after being sanctioned by the Treasury Department — a signal of the US’s scope to disrupt Moscow’s petroleum supply chain if it chooses to. Since October,...
Russian Certifier Steps in After India Drops Safety Cover for Sanctioned Oil Tankers
May 13 2024 // India’s ship certification agency has withdrawn safety cover issued to Russian oil tankers that have been placed under U.S. sanctions, according to its website, with the vessels instead turning to a domestic...
Russia Court Suspends Corporate Rights of Alfa Bank Entities, Including Insurance Arm
May 13 2024 // A Russian court on Monday suspended the corporate rights of the Cyprus-registered holding companies of private lender Alfa Bank and its insurance arm Alfastrakhovanie, according to a court filing. The finance ministry...
