Vladimir Isachenkov and Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Updated 4:55 am PDT, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 In this image made from video, showing the scene as emergency services load an injured person onto a truck, in Kerch, Crimea, Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. An explosive device has killed several people and injured at least 50 others at a vocational college in Crimea Wednesday in what Russian officials have called a possible terrorist attack. (Kerch FM News via AP) KERCH.FM LOGO CANNOT BE OBSCURED less In this image made from video, showing the scene as emergency services load an injured person onto a truck, in Kerch, Crimea, Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. An explosive device has killed several people and injured ... more Photo: Kerch Fm, AP In this image made from video, showing the scene as emergency services load an injured person onto a truck, in Kerch, Crimea, Wednesday Oct. 17, 2018. An explosive … [Read more...] about Russia: Explosive kills 13, injures dozens in Crimea
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Here’s How Russia May Have Already Hacked the 2018 Midterm Elections
U.S. Donald Trump 2018 Midterms Russia investigation It’s not easy to get in to see Diane Ellis-Marseglia, one of three commissioners who run Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Security is tight at the Government Administration Building on 55 East Court Street in Doylestown, a three-story brick structure with no windows, where she has an office. It also happens to be where officials retreat on election night to tally the votes recorded on the county’s 900 or so voting machines. Guards at the door X-ray bags and scan each visitor with a wand.Unfortunately, Russian hackers won’t need to come calling on Election Day. Cyberexperts warn that they could use more sophisticated means of changing the outcomes of close races or sowing confusion in an effort to throw the U.S. elections into disrepute. The 2018 midterms offer a compelling target: a patchwork of 3,000 or so county governments that administer elections, often on a shoestring budget, many of them with outdated electronic … [Read more...] about Here’s How Russia May Have Already Hacked the 2018 Midterm Elections
Newly published files confirm plan to move Assange to Russia
Raphael Satter, Ap Cybersecurity Writer Updated 5:25 am CDT, Wednesday, October 17, 2018 LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange: Hacker. Journalist. Diplomat? Newly released Ecuadorean government documents have laid bare an unorthodox attempt to extricate the WikiLeaks founder from his embassy hideaway in London by naming him as a political counselor to the country's embassy in Moscow. But the 47-year-old Australian's new career in international affairs was nipped in the bud when British authorities vetoed his diplomatic status, effectively blocking him from taking up his new post in Russia. The files were made public late Tuesday by Ecuadorean opposition lawmaker Paola Vintimilla, who opposes her government's decision to grant Assange nationality. They largely corroborate a recent Guardian newspaper report that Ecuador attempted the elaborate maneuver just before Christmas last year. Russian diplomats called the story "fake news," but the files show Assange was briefly … [Read more...] about Newly published files confirm plan to move Assange to Russia
Iran Extends Missile Range, Compares Its Military Might to Russia, China and North Korea
World A senior Iranian military leader announced Tuesday that the country has extended the range of its naval missiles to about 435 miles, claiming it set Iran ahead of the region and among some of the world's top powers. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, head of the air force of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards, proclaimed that his nation "ranks first in the region and seventh or eight in the world and is ahead of the [North] Koreans in the missile field," according to the semi-official Fars News Agency. He claimed Iran was also in the top 15 drone-building powers, saying its armed forces "enjoy good capabilities in the air defense field and are in possession of equipment more advanced than those of Russia, France, China and Britain." "Today, we have managed to produce a coast-to-sea ballistic, not cruise, missile, which has a complicated technology," he said, as reported by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. "We can target warships from a distance of 700 … [Read more...] about Iran Extends Missile Range, Compares Its Military Might to Russia, China and North Korea
Putin’s Favorite Congressman Denies Russia Hacked the DNC, Because That’s What Julian Assange Told Him
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher on June 26, 2018.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-Calif.) said in recent interview that he does not believe Russia hacked the Democratic National Committee or other Democrats during the 2016 presidential election, based on a denial offered by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The congressman’s belief is contrary to the public conclusion of United States law enforcement and intelligence agencies. “I know they didn’t hack the DNC,” Rohrabacher told political commentator Mark McKinnon in an interview for Showtime’s political show The Circus. “I went to the guy who received the DNC emails, Julian Assange, and talked to him personally and he assured me it wasn’t and that they had proof,” the congressman said. Asked if he trusted Assange over US intelligence, Rohrabacher said he did: “If you take a look at what … [Read more...] about Putin’s Favorite Congressman Denies Russia Hacked the DNC, Because That’s What Julian Assange Told Him