Russia

Germany “Deeply Concerned” After Damage To Two Undersea Cables

Possible sabotage? Two undersea cables in the Baltic sea have been severely damaged, triggering security concerns

1 day ago

Google Fined More Than World’s GDP By Russia

Good luck. Russia demands Google pay a fine worth more than the world's total GDP, over YouTube bans on pro-Russian…

3 weeks ago

Russia Carrying Out Targeted Attacks In UK, Microsoft Warns

Russian-backed hacking group impersonating Microsoft, AWS in 'highly targeted' social engineering attacks with UK in crosshairs

3 weeks ago

Ukraine Hackers Disrupt Russian Broadcaster On Putin’s Birthday

Ukrainian hackers disrupt online services of Russian state broadcaster VGTRK on Vladimir Putin's birthday, amidst ongoing conflict

1 month ago

US, Microsoft Disrupts Russian FSB Hackers

Internet domains used by “Russian intelligence agents and their proxies” for cyberattacks, seized by the United States and Microsoft

2 months ago

Russia Fines Google, Discord For ‘Banned Content’

Russia again fines Google, as well as Discord, for not deleting content that Moscow deems banned or illegal

2 months ago

TikTok Removes Russian State Media Accounts

TikTok removes accounts of Russian state media outlets for ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US presidential election

2 months ago

US Proposes Ban On Chinese, Russian Components In Cars

US proposes ban on sale of cars with Russian- or Chinese-made parts, amidst fears of spying or mass-scale disruption

2 months ago

Ukraine Bans Telegram On State-Issued Devices

National security move. Ukraine reportedly bans Telegram on state-issued devices due to Russian security threat

2 months ago

Meta Bans Russian State Media Networks

Russian state media networks including RT, Rossiya Segodnya etc banned by Meta Platforms for “foreign interference activity”

2 months ago

Telegram’s Pavel Durov Remains In Custody Amid Investigation

French authorities extend detention of Pavel Durov as investigation of fraud, organised crime, terrorism on platform continues

3 months ago

Telegram Founder Pavel Durov Arrested At French Airport – Report

Telegram CEO and founder Pavel Durov arrested, over alleged lack of in-app moderation, and lack of police co-operation

3 months ago

Russia Microsoft Hack Accessed Home Office Data

Russian attack on Microsoft systems in January led to breach of Home Office email data, report finds, amidst criticism of…

3 months ago

YouTube Hit By Thousands Of Outages In Russia

YouTube suffers thousands of outages in Russia as Ukrainian forces conduct raid inside Russia's Kursk region

4 months ago

Russia Throttles YouTube Over ‘Anti-Russian Policy’

Russia reduces speed of YouTube by 70 percent this week following multiple fines over failure to remove banned content

4 months ago

US Cracks Down On Tech Shipments To Russia

Shipments of high-end chips and other electronics to Russia via China and Hong Kong said to fall by 20 percent…

4 months ago

US Sanctions Russian Hackers Over Infrastructure Attacks

US Treasury sanctions two members of Russian hacking group over critical infrastructure attacks as hacktivists threaten Olympics

4 months ago

Kaspersky To Shutter US Operation After National Security Ban

Russian cybersecurity giant Kaspersky is to close down all of its operations in the United States after national security ban

4 months ago

Russia’s Central Bank Tells Businesses To Use Crypto To Avoid Sanctions

Sanctions busting. Russian businesses told to use cryptocurrencies and other digital options to make payments with foreign customers

5 months ago

Kaspersky Denies It Is Security Risk, After US Sales Banned By Biden

Biden Administration bans sales of Kaspersky software in the US due to links to Russia, but Moscow-based firm says it…

5 months ago

Biden Administration To Ban US Sales Of Kaspersky Software – Report

Complete ban. United States close to announcing ban of all sales of Kaspersky Lab's antivirus software in America

5 months ago

Microsoft President Grilled By US Lawmakers After China, Russia Hacks

Microsoft's Brad Smith answer questions from US lawmakers about hacks of US governmental systems by China, Russia

5 months ago

Russian Hackers Blamed As Ransomware Impacts London Hospitals

Former NCSC boss Ciaran Martin identifies Russian cybercriminals behind a ransomware attack that impacted London hospitals

6 months ago

Former Cybersecurity Boss Warns UK Not Heeding China Threat

Ciaran Martin, ex-chief executive of the National Cyber Security Centre, explains growing cyber threat posed by China

6 months ago

YouTube Threatens To Block Russian Protest Group’s Anti-War Content

YouTube threatens to pull anti-war content from Russian rights group, after complaint from Putin regime's Roskomnadzor

6 months ago

Biden Admin Mulls Export Restrictions For AI Models – Report

The United States reportedly considers restricting China and Russia's access to AI models found in tools such as ChatGPT

7 months ago

Russia Accused Of Cyberattack On Germany’s Ruling Party, Defence Firms

German foreign minister warns Russia will face consequences for “absolutely intolerable” cyberattack on ruling party, and German companies

7 months ago

US Urges No AI Control Of Nuclear Weapons

No skynet please. After the US, UK and France pledge human only control of nuclear weapons, China and Russia urged…

7 months ago

Russia Already Meddling In US Election, Microsoft Warns

Microsoft warns of Russian influence campaigns have begun targetting upcoming US election, albeit at a slower pace than previous operations

7 months ago