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CLEVELAND AP 鈥?Coinciding with unrelenting cyberattacks against Ukraine, state-backed Russian hackers have engaged in strategic espionage against governments, think tanks, businesses and aid groups in 42 countries supporting Kyiv, Microsoft said in a report Wednesday. Since the start of the war, the Russian targeting of Ukraines allies has been successful 29 percent of the time, Microsoft PresidentBrad Smith wrote,w stanley cup ith data stolen in at least one-quarter of the successful network intrusions, As a coalition of countries has come together to defend Ukraine, Russian intelligence agencies have stepped up network penetration and espionage activities targeting allied governments outside Ukraine, stanley usa Smith said.Nearly two-thirds of the cyberespionage targets involved NATO members. The United States was the prime target and Poland, the main conduit for military assistance flowing to Ukraine, was No. 2. In the past two months, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and Turkey have seen stepped-up targeting,A striking exception is Estonia, where Microsoft said it has detected no Russian cyber intrusions since Russia invaded Ukr stanley termos aine on Feb. 24. The company credited Estonias adoption of cloud computing, where its easier to detect intruders. Significant collective defensive weaknesses remain among some other European governments, Microsoft said, without identifying them.Half of the 128 organizations targeted are government agencies and 12% are nongovernmental agencies, typically think tan Jlig Palestinians revive calls to end security ties with Israel
NEW YORK 鈥?A 25-year-old police officer shot in the head over the weekend while attempting to stop a man suspected of carrying a handgun has died from his injuries, the third New York Police Department officer slain in the line-of-duty in five months, a City Hall official said Monday.Brian Moore was pronounced dead at a Queens hospi stanley cup tal after undergoing brain surgery following the Saturday evening shooting, said the official, a senior aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio who wasnt authorized to speak publicly about the death until the mayor makes an official announcement stanley website . A prosecutor said Sunday Moore was fighting for his life and was in a coma.Moore and his partner were in plainclothes and in an unmarked police car when they approached Demetrius Blackwell in a quiet Queens neighborhood after they saw him adjusting his stanley cup waistband, a move that made them suspicious he had a handgun, authorities said.The officers pulled up next to Blackwell, 35, and exchanged words before the man suddenly turned, pulled out a weapon and fired at least twice at them, striking Moore in the head and face, according to court documents.Blackwell has been charged with attempted murder and other crimes. Hes being held without bail and hasnt entered a plea. His attorney has denied the charges.Its likely that the charges will be upgraded to murder. As a member of the NYPD, Officer Moore put the safety of his fellow New Yorkers before his own, and we will remember his service with gratitude and pride, Gov. Andr |
