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Shapps slammed over Ukraine tweet; plus, Russia cyber attack 'likely'

Technology
Gary Noakes
4 March 2022

The knock-on effects of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue to make headlines on Friday, with warnings a Russian cyber-attack could be imminent in retaliation for the sanctions the UK has placed on the country and Vladimir Putin’s regime.

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Meanwhile, Grant Shapps has been criticised for his response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis, while Airbnb has suspended its operations in both Russia and Belarus.

Here are the main headlines affecting travel on Friday 4 March.


UK ‘should brace for cyber attack’


Britain should be braced to feel the force of a Russian cyber attack, a senior security source has warned. The source said Russia has “experience and capability” in cyber warfare and the UK “can’t work out” why Moscow has not yet carried out a large-scale attack. (The i)

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