Ukrainian Hacker Linked to REvil Ransomware Attacks Extradited to United States

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Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian national, linked to the Russia-based REvil ransomware group has been extradited to the U.S. to face charges for his role in carrying out the file-encrypting malware attacks against several companies, including Kaseya last July. The 22-year-old had been previously arrested in Poland in October 2021, prompting the U.S. Justice Department (DoJ)…

Truphone part-owner Roman Abramovich among sanctioned oligarchs

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Truphone part-owner Roman Abramovich is among the latest Russian oligarchs to be sanctioned by the UK today. Abramovich made the bulk of his wealth from selling assets following the collapse of the Soviet Union. The assets were acquired far below market value in Russia’s controversial loans-for-shares privatisation initiative. Between 2000-2008, Abramovich was the governor of…

Making Factories Smarter: A Crash Course in Digital Transformation

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Sometimes the hardest step toward digital transformation is getting started. What’s driving smarter factories? It’s a long list that includes drivers for specific business and “for the greater good” benefits, like better managing/addressing energy and materials consumption, carbon intensity, environmental sustainability, climate change, and public safety. But, in most cases, the economic benefit is the…