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Hacker's Attempt To Poison US Town’s Water Supply Thwarted By Authorities

  According to Pinellas County’s sheriff, a hacker broke into the computer system of a facility that treats water for about 15,000 people in the town of Oldsmar near Tampa in the US state of Florida and sought to add a dangerous level of additive to the water supply. The attempt was carried out on Friday, but it was not successful, as the facility staff were able to thwart the hacker who had  gained remote access to TeamViewer software on a facility employee’s computer to gain control of other systems, Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said in an interview. The hacker then increased the amount of

Breaking News: Russian Court Jails Alexei Navalny

  Alexei Navalny has been jailed by a Russian Court over alleged parole violations in an embezzlement case dating back to 2014, which the Kremlin opponent argues is politically motivated. Judge Natalya Repnikova ordered a suspended three and half years sentence Navalny received in 2014 to be changed to time in a penal colony, the TASS news agency reported. “The court has ruled to satisfy the motion of the Federal Penitentiary Service,” said judge Natalya Repnikova as she announced the decision. Tuesday’s ruling at the