Mahmoud Bennett

Russian hackers have become more adept at bringing companies and digital infrastructure to their knees. The cybercriminals’ attacks have paralyzed pipelines, collected ransoms and forced nations and private companies to invest billions in cybersecurity. In 2020, Russian hackers hacked a single software provider and used that customer data to infiltrate more than 100 organizations around…

President Joe Biden said Russia could launch a cyberattack against U.S. targets as retaliation for “the unprecedented economic costs we’ve imposed” on Russia through sanctions. Biden has urged U.S. companies to make sure their digital doors are locked because of “evolving intelligence” that Russia is considering launching cyberattacks against critical infrastructure targets as the war…

The Senate has unanimously passed legislation that would end changing clocks. The bill will now head to the House and, if passed, will be sent to President Joe Biden’s desk. As lawmakers debate daylight saving time, many are wondering why we have it in the first place. Germany was the first to adopt the practice…

Concern has grown worldwide about where Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead. It’s a moment that can feel similar to growing up during the Cold War, when there was talk of nuclear winter, radiation and the atomic bomb. Today, the world’s nuclear arsenal sits at over 13,000 warheads and, unlike in the past, there is greater…

The war in Ukraine has heightened the risk of a nuclear exchange even as leaders from Russia and NATO continue to emphasize that such a war is unthinkable. Nuclear strategists and former U.S. officials have warned of a remote but growing risk of an unintended slide into direct conflict. The outcome of a nuclear strike…

The United Nations is sounding the alarm over Russia raising the alert level for its nuclear forces after invading Ukraine. The U.S. has not announced changes in its nuclear weapons alert level. “The prospect of nuclear conflict, once unthinkable, is now back within the realm of possibility,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told reporters as he…

Talks between Iran and the United States over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal appear to have stalled after Tehran suggested there were new obstacles and Washington said hard issues remained. The Biden administration would likely lift some of the punishing sanctions on Iran if the deal was brought back. That task has been made more…

Oil prices soared after Russia invaded Ukraine and hit their highest levels since 2008 but have pulled back a bit with hopes that some oil producing countries may act to increase supply. Fears about escalating bans on Russian oil persist, so the U.S. is reaching out to the largest producer in the Middle East: Saudi…

Pressure has been building on the Biden administration to begin loosening sanctions on Venezuela after President Nicolas Maduro freed two American prisoners and promised to resume negotiations with his opponents. The U.S. engagement comes as Venezuela’s financial lifeline to Russia is fraying under sanctions on Moscow following its bombardment of Ukraine. Venezuela has been under…

Gasoline prices are pushing further north of $4 per gallon as President Joe Biden announced the U.S. will ban all Russian oil imports in retaliation for the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Even before the invasion, inflation, at its highest level in decades, had become the top issue on the minds of voters ahead of elections this…

Russia has been at war with Ukraine for more than a week. In that time, thousands of pictures, videos, and claims–including misinformation and disinformation–have spread across social media. That flood can create information overload, and not all of that information is reliable. Misinformation vs. Disinformation The main difference between misinformation and disinformation is intent. Misinformation…

Anti-war activists have taken to Russia’s streets to protest the country’s invasion of Ukraine, despite the arrests of hundreds of protesters each day by police. Russia’s paramilitary police, the OMON, have been dispatched to address the growing unrest. The OVD-Info group monitoring protests and arrests in Russia said more than 6,000 people had been arrested for…

Ukraine recorded increased radiation levels from the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant one day after the site was taken by Russian forces. Officials say the increased readings were the result of military activity causing radioactive dust to rise into the air. “Radiation starts to increase. It is not critical for Kyiv for the time being,…