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☆ Russian ransomware hacker extorted millions from U.S. businesses, prosecutors say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A 20-year-old Russian hacker was part of a campaign that worked to extort tens of millions of dollars from more than 1,400 victims, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Astamirov allegedly deployed ransomware called LockBit to steal sensitive data from the servers of businesses, then lock those systems and demand payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars. Department of Justice prosecutors allege Astamirov was directly responsible for five different attacks against U.S. businesses in Florida and Virginia, as well as international businesses based in France, Japan and Kenya. LockBit-powered attacks account for 16% of ransomware attacks against state and local governments, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Astamirov will face a federal judge Thursday, prosecutors said in a release announcing his arrest.

Persons: Ruslan Astamirov, Astamirov, ransomware, Astarimov, cybercriminals, Lisa Monaco, LockBit, Carlos Del Toro Organizations: Department of Justice, U.S, Department of Homeland Security, NBC, CNBC, U.S . Navy Locations: Russian, Chechen Republic, , New Jersey, Florida, Virginia, France, Japan, Kenya, Russia, China

☆ Chinese state-sponsored hackers infiltrated U.S. naval infrastructure, secretary of the Navy says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. Navy has been hit by the Chinese state-sponsored hack that Microsoft disclosed Wednesday, Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro told CNBC's Morgan Brennan on Thursday. The warnings alerted corporate and public enterprises that a sophisticated Chinese state-backed hacking group had successfully exploited a vulnerability in a popular cybersecurity suite. The vulnerability, which was exploited by a group codenamed "Volt Typhoon," affects critical cyber infrastructure across a range of industries, Microsoft said Wednesday. The company said the Chinese hackers had targeted communications and maritime sectors in Guam, which is home to a key U.S. military base. The Chinese Foreign Ministry and state-controlled press dismissed the findings from Microsoft and the intelligence community as "disinformation."

☆ This steel producer can rally 15% as companies move supply chains closer to U.S., Morgan Stanley says
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Terniun is expected to perform better in the year ahead, helped in part by moves to bring supply chains closer to the U.S., according to Morgan Stanley. Analyst Carlos De Alba upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight and increased his price target to $52 from $34. "We think TX shares will continue to work as profitability inflects higher," he said in a note to clients Sunday. "We believe Ternium's profitability has reached an inflexion point, which historically has proven a good entry point for the stock." Going forward, he said the stock will be a beneficiary as companies try to bring their supply chains closer to where they are located, a trend dubbed "nearshoring."

☆ The US Navy is changing the name of a warship to honor a former slave who escaped to freedom on a stolen Confederate ship
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The ship, formally known as USS Chancellorsville, will be named USS Robert Smalls. Robert Smalls was born into slavery but went on to become a prominent sailor and politician. Del Toro on Monday said he is "proud" to rename the ship after Robert Smalls. "Robert Smalls is a man who deserves a namesake ship and with this renaming, his story will continue to be retold and highlighted." The USS Chancellorsville was commissioned in 1989 and is assigned to Carrier Strike Group Five in Japan, although it is scheduled to leave active service in 2026.

☆ How Putin's Russian goon squad used Mexican gig workers to troll an American election
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Mattathias Schwartz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +25 min

Posting to social media sounded like an easy work-from-home gig, so he applied. This post from the Prigozhin-backed Social CMS network in Mexico referred to America as "we." He verified his account by providing chat transcripts, screenshots, contracts, and internal company documents. But just because Social CMS didn't yield an immediate, large-scale impact doesn't mean it should be ignored. "I didn't know who are you," wrote the person who is listed in the corporate directory as Prigozhin's media liaison.

☆ Explainer: What is at stake for investors in Nigeria's election?
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Rachel Savage | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Multiple exchange rates, widespread insecurity and low oil production due to massive crude theft are all problems that worry investors. Another focus is soaring fuel subsidy costs that devour government revenues and drive up debt. "No investor's going to want to buy into a market where you can't sell stock and get your money out," he said. Foreign investors held 16% of shares on Nigeria's stock exchange last year, sharply down from 58% in 2014, Nigerian Exchange Group data showed. Many investors, however, were cautiously optimistic that Nigeria would see improvements, whoever wins on Feb. 25.

☆ Here's how a wildly outgunned US Navy pilot outfoxed one of the Soviet Union's best jets, scoring a string of kills in a legendary dogfight
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

An outgunned US Navy pilot downed four Soviet MiG-15 jets in a legendary dogfight over 70 years ago. This swept-wing Soviet aircraft was considered to be superior to the straight-wing American Panther in terms of overall performance. A Grumman F9F Panther fighter jet fires its guns during an attack on the North Korean port of Hungnam. "In the moment I was a fighter pilot doing my job," Williams said in an account of the fight, according to Pacific Fleet. Williams' dogfight isn't the only example of US planes battling enemy aircraft that are superior on paper.

☆ Brazil police raid governor's house over capital riots
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The raid targeted Rocha's house and workplaces, police said. Rocha was not on site during the raid, which was followed by lawyers from his defense team. This raid it is unnecessary and fruitless," his lawyer Cleber Lopes said, adding that the governor had no connection to the violence. The operation drew criticism from lawyers, as Rocha was head of the Brazilian Bar Association before he became governor. It included 24 warrants covering five states and the capital Brasilia, it said in a statement.

☆ Analysis: Investors snap up record $39 bln emerging market sovereign bond splurge
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Jorgelina Do Rosario | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The scale of borrowing dwarfs the previous record of $26 billion raised in the same period in 2018, data from Morgan Stanley shows. ROARING STARTWhile emerging bond markets are off to a roaring start, that might not translate into a bumper year overall. That is well above last year's multi-year low of $95 billion, but well short of 2020's record $233 billion. "The blessing for 2023 is that we haven't got a huge spike in Eurobonds maturities for the frontier," said Gregory Smith, emerging markets fund manager at M&G Investments, referring to what are perceived as the riskiest of emerging markets. "Kenya and Angola will need to tap the market, while South Africa is staying away completely this year," she said.

☆ Morgan Stanley upgrades Cleveland-Cliffs to overweight, says steel producer can jump 35%
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A recent jump in fixed annual steel price contracts should boost free cash flow for mining company Cleveland-Cliffs , making now a good time for investors to snap up shares, according to Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley upgraded the company to overweight from equal-weight and boosted its price target to $26 from $13.60 in a Wednesday note. The company announced in December an increase to its annual price contracts for auto customers — their largest end market. In addition, Morgan Stanley thinks that those increases in fixed price contracts are not fully baked into sell-side consensus estimates. "This should provide further clarity and greater confidence to the market on the impact of the increase in the annual fixed price contracts."

With the busy holiday travel season approaching and a comparatively low percentage of adults vaccinated for the flu, that leaves millions at potential risk for severe complications. Bacterial pneumonia may develop when the flu virus spreads to the lower respiratory tract, leading to breathing difficulties that may require supplemental oxygen. "Unfortunately, we do sometimes see young healthy people presenting with really severe pneumonia as well," Grein said. A recent CDC survey found that only half of all pregnant women got their flu vaccines as recommended, leaving many at risk for severe disease from the flu. The current vaccine protects against four strains: two influenza A strains and two influenza B strains.

☆ Morgan Stanley upgrades Vale, says China reopening and iron ore price jump could help mining stock
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-09 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Vale has a "cocktail of positive catalysts" that will boost the stock in 2023 and beyond, according to Morgan Stanley. The Brazil-based mining company is mainly focused on iron ore and nickel. The stock will be helped by rising prices for iron ore, which Morgan Stanley is bullish on during the first half of 2023. Iron ore trades at about $109 per ton, which is up from $80 in early November, but could rise to $140 in the second quarter of 2023 as Chinese steel output improves while iron ore supply seasonally falls. Reopening measures in China should also help the stock as it's tied directly to iron ore production abilities.

☆ HIV vaccine candidate induces immune response in early clinical trial
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Jacqueline Howard | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —An experimental HIV vaccine has been found to induce broadly neutralizing antibodies among a small group of volunteers in a Phase 1 study. “We know that broadly neutralizing antibodies are a potentially effective strategy to prevent HIV,” del Rio said. “However, the incorporation of many different shots into an HIV vaccine regimen is unappealing. More than 20 HIV vaccine clinical trials are ongoing around the world, according to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative. But having an HIV vaccine available would make protection against the virus more accessible, he said.

☆ Argentina's reserves under pressure again after soy export bonanza ends
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Jorge Otaola | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BUENOS AIRES, Nov 8 (Reuters) - The Argentine central bank's already depleted reserves are coming under renewed pressure, as grains exports from the South American nation have stalled following a soybean sales bonanza and a drought that is hitting wheat and corn. The country's central bank sold some $150 million on Monday, the largest daily fall in reserves since early August, traders told Reuters, adding to drops of some $368 million last week and $72 million the week before. It sold $145 million on Tuesday. Amid a slowdown in grains sales for the world's top exporter of processed soy and No. Reporting by Jorge Otaola; Writing by Adam Jourdan; Editing by Paul SimaoOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Flu cases are already rising in parts of the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The convergence of viruses is hitting health care systems as they're forced to reckon with staffing shortages that worsened during the pandemic. Staffing deficits mean there is little wiggle room to accommodate any additional surges of patients, whether they're sick with Covid, flu or other illness. But as the cold weather sets in and people increasingly gather indoors, Covid cases are expected to rise. The vast majority of Covid cases circulating now are an omicron subvariant, BA.5.

☆ Ce avere are arbitrul care va conduce Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: Getty ImagesCe avere are arbitrul care va conduce Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020Italia - Anglia, finala EURO 2020 programată duminică, ora 22:00, pe Wembley, va fi condusă de centralul olandez în vârstă de 48 de ani Bjorn Kuipers. Purtător al ecusonului FIFA din 2006, olandezul licențiat în administrarea afacerilor e considerat cel mai bogat arbitru din lume. Bjorn Kuipers e co-fondator în Olanda al lanțului de supermarket-uri Jumbo Kuipers, iar AS.com îl caracteriza în urmă cu trei ani "probabil unicul arbitru milionar din fotbalul mondial". Potrivit publicației spaniole, centralul olandez ar avea o avere de peste 12 milioane de euro strânsă din afacerea profitabilă pusă pe picioare. Kuipers îi va avea asistenți în finala EURO 2020 pe olandezii Sander van Roekel și Erwin Zeinstra, iar al patrulea arbitru va fi Carlos Del Cerro Grande.

Persons: Bjorn, Max Verstappen, Kuipers, ., Sander van Roekel, Erwin Zeinstra, Carlos Organizations: EURO, Wembley, FIFA, olandeză, Daily Mail, Liga Campionilor, Mondiale Locations: Italia, Anglia, olandez, Olanda, Danemarca, Belgia, Spania, Slovacia, Cehia, Europa League, Cerro Grande

☆ Finala UEFA Champions League. Manchester City și Chelsea vor disputa al 94-lea meci din istoria confruntărilor directe
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-29 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

Manchester City și Chelsea se întâlnesc astăzi în finala UEFA Champions League. # Confruntări directeDe-a lungul istoriei confruntărilor directe, începută în 1957, Manchester City și Chelsea au disputat 93 de meciuri directe. Cel mai bun marcator din istoria confruntărilor Manchester City – Chelsea este Sergio Aguero, care a punctat de 13 ori în astfel de dueluri. Arbitrii VAR delegați de UEFA pentru finala Champions League sunt spaniolii Alejandro Jose Hernandez Hernandez, Juan Martinez Munuera și Inigo Prieto Lopez de Cerain și polonezul Pawel Gil. În faza eliminatorie Manchester City a trecu de Borussia Moenchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund și Paris Saint-Germain, iar Chelsea s-a confruntat cu Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid și FC Porto.

Persons: londonezi, Chelsea, Sergio Aguero, Frank Lampard, Antonio Miguel Mateu, Roberto Diaz Perez, Carlos, Alejandro Jose Hernandez Hernandez, Juan Martinez Munuera, Lopez, Cerain, Gil, Stones, Dias, Thiago, Werner, Thomas Tuchel Organizations: Manchester City, Chelsea, UEFA Champions League ., Villareal, Champions League, UEFA, Borussia, Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid, FC Porto Locations: Porto, Europei, Angliei, Manchester, Istanbul, Turcia, Spania, Pau, Palomar, Cerro Grande, Borussia Moenchengladbach, Borussia Dortmund, Paris Saint - Germain, Fernandinho, Thiago Silva, Rudiger, Jorginho, Kante, Pulisic

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