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3 years, 4 months ago
Russian Government Bans Foreign Messaging Apps
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Bleeping Computer
3 years, 4 months ago
Russia bans foreign messaging apps in government organizations
Russia's internet watchdog agency Roskomnadzor is warning that today is the first day that laws banning the use of many foreign private messaging applications in the country come into force. [...]
Bleeping Computer
3 years, 4 months ago
Russia bans private messaging apps owned by foreign entities
Russia's internet watchdog agency Roskomnadzor is warning that today is the first day that laws banning the use of many foreign private messaging applications in the country come into force. [...]
The Register
3 years, 4 months ago
Russian hacktivists DDoS hospitals, with pathetic results
Not that we're urging them to try harder or anything A series of distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks shut down nine Danish hospitals' websites for a few hours on Sunday, but did not have any life-threatening impact on the medical centers' operations or digital infrastructure.…
The Register
3 years, 4 months ago
Russian charged with smuggling US counterintel tech to Motherland
Also, don't download that 'ChatGPT Windows client,' and this week's critical vulnerabilities to keep an eye on In brief A Russian national has been hit with a five-count indictment alleging he smuggled hardware and software used for counterintelligence operations out of the US to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) and North Korea.…