Former AP transportation writer Joan Lowy dies at 66
Veteran Washington journalist and former Associated Press transportation reporter Joan Lowy has died.
Day: August 24, 2023
US intelligence: Plane crash that killed Wagner Group leader deliberately caused by explosion
US intelligence has found that the plane crash that killed Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, was caused by an intentional explosion. This aligns with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s history of suppressing dissenting voices. The incident…
Putin says Prigozhin ‘made serious mistakes’ in first remarks since plane crash that likely killed the Wagner boss
Before running Wagner, Prigozhin was once Putin’s personal chef and confidant.
IT leaders report concern over generative AI in SaaS applications
When asked in a survey how they would feel if a SaaS vendor used generative AI without their knowledge, more than half of IT leaders reported concern.
A Trump supporter indicted in Georgia is also charged with assaulting an FBI agent in Maryland
A Donald Trump supporter who surrendered to Georgia authorities on charges he conspired with the former president and other allies to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss is also facing federal charges that he assaulted an FBI agent in Maryland.
A Trump supporter indicted in Georgia is also charged with assaulting an FBI agent in Maryland
A Donald Trump supporter who surrendered to Georgia authorities on charges he conspired with the former president and other allies to overturn Trump’s 2020 election loss is also facing federal charges that he assaulted an FBI agent in Maryland
Official leading search for thousands of missing people in Mexico resigns
Critics worry that the government may use statistics to give the appearance of progress in search for the disappeared.
Akira Ransomware Targeting VPNs without Multi-Factor Authentication
Cisco has observed instances where threat actors appear to be targeting organizations that do not configure multi-factor authentication
for their VPN users. This highlights the importance of enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) in VPN implementations.
Tweets On The Russia – Ukraine War
JUST IN: Russian President Putin offered condolences to Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin’s family, calling him a talented man who made “mistakes”.
He said an investigation would look into the circumstances of the plane crash. https://t.co/KE6o8QE6NR
— DW News (@dwnews) August 24, 2023
Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 24 August 2023
Find out more about Defence Intelligence’s use of language: https://t.co/cbZNr5RJ9I
🇺🇦 #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦 pic.twitter.com/l2HqPIy7QW
— Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 (@DefenceHQ) August 24, 2023
NEW: #Wagner Group financier Yevgeny #Prigozhin and founder Dmitry #Utkin reportedly died after Russian forces shot down an aircraft transporting senior Wagner commanders.
Further tactically significant Ukrainian gains in western #Zaporizhia are widening the breach of Russian… pic.twitter.com/OsNtPNKXy8
— ISW (@TheStudyofWar) August 24, 2023
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left tens of thousands of people dead, displaced millions of others and sown economic turmoil across the world in the 18 months since the war was launched https://t.co/DwStL0KsDJ pic.twitter.com/j8TgprNydd
— Reuters (@Reuters) August 24, 2023
Ukraine said its forces had flown the country’s flag in Russian-annexed Crimea during a “special operation” to mark its second wartime Independence Day, as Norway announced fighter jets for Kyiv https://t.co/bENhxZqRKd pic.twitter.com/oIS5CuRSWt
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) August 24, 2023
Russian soldiers check out a trench that they captured from the AFU … pic.twitter.com/0KGo2GUc1A
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) August 23, 2023
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zaluzhny told some high-ranking US officials that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are on the verge of breaking through the front, in response to statements by Washington officials that “time is running out pic.twitter.com/7WdXDTuMr2
— Sprinter (@Sprinter99800) August 24, 2023
Germany’s foreign minister expressed disappointment with the impact of sanctions imposed by the West as Russia’s economy continues to grow. https://t.co/f2SjeTO1yZ
— DW News (@dwnews) August 24, 2023