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Russia targets VPN as internet crackdown grows
16+ hour, 5+ min ago (553+ words) Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) may begin monitoring Russian IT companies for possible use of virtual private network (VPN) services, pro-state outlet Kommersant reported on March 31, citing undisclosed sources. Companies found to have VPN traffic could be removed from the…...
Russian government ordered Moscow internet shutdown amid 'security concerns,' independent media reports
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (534+ words) As internet access in Moscow reportedly begins to stabilize following a three-week disruption, independent Russian media outlet The Bell reported on March 24, citing sources in the local IT sector, that the directive to impose the blackout originated from the Russian…...
Russia's push to ban Telegram will hinder its economy, war effort
1+ week, 1+ day ago (1134+ words) A mobile phone displays the Telegram app login page. (Smail Aslanda / Anadolu / Getty Images) "Why do you block the internet?" reads one of the comments under the latest post on Roskomnadzor's official VKontakte social media page " a bland Women's Day…...
Russian Intelligence targets American messaging app users, FBI says
1+ week, 4+ day ago (609+ words) Patel said that the FBI identified the cyber actors responsible for the campaign, which aimed at "individuals of high intelligence value," such as current and former U.S. government officials, military personnel, political figures, and journalists. "Globally, this effort has resulted in…...
Russians losing Telegram access as Kremlin moves to block popular messenger
2+ week, 2+ day ago (411+ words) Russians are reporting loss of access to Telegram as the Kremlin pushes citizens onto a state-sponsored alternative to the popular messenger app. Sboy.RF, a Russian service that tracks internet outages based on user complaints, shows a massive spike in…...
Moscow residents turn to pagers, printed maps as Russia enforces internet 'whitelist"
2+ week, 4+ day ago (385+ words) Authorities in Moscow have introduced a "whitelist" system that allows access only to selected websites during ongoing mobile internet outages, pro-government outlet Kommersant reported on March 13, citing unnamed sources. The measure comes after a week of widespread disruptions to mobile…...
Russian hackers target Signal, WhatsApp in global cyber campaign
3+ week, 2+ day ago (537+ words) Russian hackers launched a global cyber campaign targeting WhatsApp and Signal accounts, Dutch intelligence agencies said March 9. "Russian state hackers are engaged in a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military…...
Using Starlink ruse, Ukrainian cyber forces trick Russian soldiers into revealing positions, donating to armed forces
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (629+ words) A Ukrainian cyber unit claims it tricked Russian soldiers into revealing their positions and donating money to Ukraine's Armed Forces by pretending to help them reconnect Starlink devices they were using on the battlefield. Russian forces have long been using…...
Russia moves to 'fully block' WhatsApp in ongoing crackdown on social media
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (604+ words) Russian authorities attempted to fully block the Meta-owned WhatsApp messaging app as part of a broader strategy to tighten digital control, the social media platform announced on Feb. 12. The move came days after Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, began restricting the…...
SBU sends text warning Russians are trying to recruit Ukrainians to register Starlink terminals
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (656+ words) Holders of Ukrainian phone numbers received an SBU message on Feb. 11 warning that Russians are trying to recruit Ukrainians to register Starlink terminals for use by Russian troops and that doing so is a criminal offense in Ukraine. The Kyiv…...