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Russian Opposition Sites Hit with Attacks
Websites critical of Russia's government appear to have been silenced in DDoS attacks
Chinese Firms Agree To Increase Online Censorship
Chinese firms have pledged to increase their censorship of online content as part of a government crack down
US Accuses China Of Being Biggest Cyber-Threat
A report in the US accuses China and Russia of being the major players in the espionage game against the US
UK And US Link For Lurid Storm Of Cyber-Attacks
Servers in the UK and US appear to be behind a host of cyber-attacks on former USSR countries
UK Hackers Take Down Russian Embassy Site
DDoS attack protests David Cameron's visit to Russia, while the killer of Alexander Litvinenko is free
Digital Cold War Breaks Out Between Web Sheriffs
A 'digital Cold War' has been declared between British and Russian anti-piracy companies
Russians Play Farmville For Real
Russia's i-Ogorod service will let users remotely grow real flowers and vegetables
Microsoft Promises Not To Open Skype To Russian Spooks
Microsoft denies careless talk that suggested the Russian secret service might get access to Skype encryption
Open Source Researcher Reverse Engineers Skype
A researcher from Russia plans to reverse-engineer Skype, and has posted his source code online
Russia Set To Join ICANN Board
A Russian has passed the first ICANN hurdle, so the country could soon have a say in global Internet governance
Russia Backs Down On Skype, Gmail Ban
Russia's Federal Security Service won't ban Skype, Gmail and Hotmail on national security grounds after all
Russian Government Pushes Shift To Open Source
A government order has mandated the Russian government to shift to using Linux and open source software by 2015
Russian Domains Increase As China Cans Spam
There has been a noticeable increase in Russian spam domains since China changed its domain registration requirements in 2009
Microsoft Frets Over Russian Antipiracy Campaign
Microsoft admits it is concerned over reports that its antipiracy policies are being used by Russian authorities to justify raids on advocacy groups
RBS Hacker Spared Jail Sentence By Russian Court
One of the hackers at the centre of a £6 million fraud against RBS WorldPay will not go to jail, a Russian judge has ruled
Russian Cybercrime: Geeks, Not Gangsters
Researchers studying Russian cybercrime forums believe they are more Myspace than Mafia
RSA – Russian Banking Trojan Unmasked
The details of a Russian botnet that targets Russian banks instead of Western victims has been revealed at the RSA conference