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VIDEO: Vladimir Putin calls for new sanctions against Ukraine

Since February 2014, Ukraine has imposed sanctions against nearly 1,700 entities in Russia. This is something that has been happening since the conclusion of the EuroMaidan revolution, which overthrew the elected government in Ukraine and replaced it with a very pro-Western, anti-Russian regime.
On 22 October, President Putin decided enough was enough, and signed a decree imposing sanctions against companies and individuals in Ukraine.
RT reported this on the 22nd and noted that:

Arrest of the “Lurk” Banking Trojan Gang

On June 2, 2016, in a major police operation in Russia, 50 hackers from the Lurk banking trojan gang were arrested following 86 raids (Security Week here). Their malware was used for bank fraud (especially in Russia) and ransomware all over the world. The full extent of their activities became clear only after their arrest. In today’s post, I’m going to look back at U.S.

You Don't Still Have Kaspersky Software On Your Computer, Do You?

I'm an Apple guy. But, I swear, every time I get an automatic update notice I think about 1984 and Ed Snowden and wonder how easy it is for Big Brother to read everything on my computers. That said, you'd have to be out of your mind to have any Kaspersky software on your computer. Right? Staples seems to think so. This week they decided to pull Kaspersky software off their shelves.

#WannaCrypt – NSA Powered Bug Hits Global Targets

21st Century Wire says…
The Russians were blamed for this cyber attack by British mainstream’s The Independent, but that article including all its related social media got pulled down quickly. Fake news covered up very quickly.
What’s very interesting is that the highest amount of victims of this cyber attack were based in Russia. Worth thinking about.