Yerevan Reporter

Last fall, Kaspersky Lab experts discovered new BlueNoroff traps for startup employees - 70 fake domains mimicking well-known venture capital funds and banks, mostly Japanese, but also American, Vietnamese and UAE ones. In addition, attackers are now experimenting with new file types to continue embedding malware into target systems. According to the attackers' scheme, the malware is contained in a .doc file, supposedly a contract from a client. If you open this file, the device is immediately infected with malware and attackers can track all daily transactions and plan to steal. The moment an employee of an infected company tries to transfer a large amount of cryptocurrency, the attackers interfere with the transaction process, change the recipient's address and raise the transfer limit, instantly draining the account. Members of the BlueNoroff cyber group are actively experimenting and testing new methods of malware delivery using previously unused file types. These include V...

  At the session of the executive committee of the Armenian Football Federation (FFA) held on January 14, it was decided to appoint the head coach of the Armenian national team. Armenian Football Federation (FFA) decided to appoint a new head coach for the Armenian national team. According to the FFA, former head coach of the Ukrainian national team Alexander Petrakov was chosen out of the candidates that were offered to the committee after an hour and a half-long discussion. During his coaching career Petrakov, who will turn 66 in 2023, coached the national teams of Ukraine in different age categories. The Ukrainian national team (under 19) under Petrakov's guidance reached the semifinals of the European Championship in 2018, and in 2019 the Ukrainian national team (under 20), led by Petrakov, became the world champion (under 20).

 Every time the Armenian Apostolic Church solemnly celebrates the Nativity of John the Baptist, who announced the coming of Jesus Christ. John the Baptist was the son of the priest Zacharias and Elizabeth. He was related to Jesus on his mother's side and had been born six months before Jesus. As the evangelist Luke relates, the archangel Gabriel came to his father, Zacharias, in the temple and proclaimed the birth of a son, but Zacharias did not believe, for which he was punished with mute and remained dumb until the godly couple finally had a son, whom they asked for through their prayers. John the Baptist, who was to baptize the Savior of all mankind, recognized and rejoiced at Christ's coming to the world before he was born. The Gospel testifies that when Our Lady Mary visited Elizabeth, the Baptist's mother, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed: "And whence it is to me that the Mother of my Lord has come to me. For when the voice of your greeting reach...

 December 30 is the commemoration day of Lusine Zakaryan (1937-1992), an outstanding singer of Armenia. Her unique voice was so charming that one of her teachers, the head of the choir of Etchmiadzin Church, invited him to sing in that choir. Lusine Zakaryan studied spiritual songs for two months. When she sang for the first time in the church, Catholicos of All Armenians Vazgen I was very impressed by her voice. "When Lusine sings the Holy of Holies, all the angels descend from heaven to the Mother Throne and praise God for her unique voice and rare grace". Soon she becomes the soloist of the choir. In Etchmiatsin, Lusine met Khoren Palyan, a young seminarian, who later became her husband. She continued to sing in Etchmiadzin Cathedral and performed in all regions of the country, but always dreamed of a bigger stage where her voice would sound best. Such an opportunity was created when Lusine was invited to perform at the Great Concert Hall of the Philharmonic at the evening...

  "An actor from start to finish. We, our colleagues, stood backstage, watching and waiting to see what new things he would do in the role today. We knew he had to improvise, and it was a brilliant improvisation. It was amazing how inventive he was. He could make the audience laugh. I remember performances with his participation began in the hall with Homeric laughter, and it continued throughout. In general, Frunzik was an amazing person: he began the day with a song and rejoiced. On the other hand, there was always something tragic in him. the feeling..." Khoren Abrahamyan about Mher Mkrtchyan December 29 is the commemoration day of Mher Mkrtchyan (1930-1993), a prominent Armenian film and theater actor, People's Artist of the USSR.

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President of the Republic of Artsakh Araik Harutyunyan addressed to the recent statements of Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan about the Azerbaijani-Karabakh conflict and the concerns about them, especially among the Armenians of Artsakh. Full recognition of the right of Armenians of Artsakh to self-determination is not subject to any reservations or concessions, and the Armenians of Artsakh are the exclusive master of the issue, Harutyunyan stressed, noting thus, only the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh have the right to speak on behalf of the people of Artsakh. "The goal of international recognition of the independence of the Republic of Artsakh is our main guideline and no government can afford to deviate from it. Therefore, the people and authorities of Artsakh will never and in no way accept any status within Azerbaijan until our goal is achieved," Harutyunyan said. According to the president, not only in terms of status, but also in terms ...