Several US Agencies Hit In Global Cyberattack Alongside Universities, Hospitals

"On Thursday the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency announced that "several" US federal government agencies were hit in what's being acknowledged as a global cyberattack.

The attack utilized a vulnerability in widely used software, with the agencies have "experienced intrusions affecting their MOVEit applications," according to a US government statement. “We are working urgently to understand impacts and ensure timely remediation," Eric Goldstein, a top US cybersecurity official, said.

Initial suspicion has fallen on a Russian-speaking ransomware group, known as CLOP, which has claimed responsibility for a similar ongoing hacking campaign which targeted entities ranging from BBC to British Airways to Shell oil, to schools and hospitals, as well as some US state governments in the Midwest.

As part of this, the famous Johns Hopkins University and Health System has also been deeply impacted." ZeroHedge

Ukraine deploys 3 of 12 brigades in counteroffensive

"After a week of heavy fighting, the real tests of Kyiv's counteroffensive lie ahead, with
Ukrainian troops some distance from Russia's main defensive line and the bulk of forces prepared for the push still on standby. ....so far, Ukraine has used only 3 of the 12 brigades prepared for the counteroffensive." Pravada

Ukraine Continues Offensive Attempts in 3 Directions in Past Day

"Ukraine continued offensive attempts in South Donetsk, Zaporozhye and Donetsk directions
in the past day The total losses of Ukrainian military in these areas [South Donetsk and Zaporozhye directions] during the past day amounted to 155 military, three tanks, two armored combat vehicles, one French-made CAESAR self-propelled artillery gun, as well as D-30 and Msta-B howitzers." Sputnik

Russia reveals plans for ‘Suez Canal substitute’

"The volume of goods shipped via the International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC),
touted as an alternative to the Suez Canal, could almost triple over the next seven years, Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Saveliev said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. 

The INSTC is a planned 7,200km multi-mode transit system that will connect ship, rail, and road routes for moving cargo between Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, India, and Central Asia." ZH