Boss installed software from behind the Iron Curtain, techies ended up Putin things back together
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European Parliament Putin things back together after cyber attack
The European Parliament has experienced a cyber attack that started not long after it declared Russia to be a state sponsor of terrorism. …
US Cybersecurity Whistleblower Edward Snowden Granted Russian Citizenship By Putin
Edward Snowden has gained Russian citizenship nine years after fleeing the United States and landing in Russia. On Monday, Russian …
Feds put $10m bounty on Putin pal accused of bankrolling US election troll farm
The Feds have put up a $10 million reward for information about foreign interference in US elections in general, and more specifically a …
DDoS Attacks Delay Putin Speech at Russian Economic Forum
A Kremlin spokesman said that the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum accreditation and admissions systems were shut down by a DDoS …
Putin threatens supply chains with counter-sanction order
Russian president Vladimir Putin has authorized retaliatory sanctions against individuals and organizations that have taken action over the …
Putin and Biden Must Choose: How Does Russia Want to Lose?
As Russia’s failures mount in its war against Ukraine, can Biden prevent an isolated Putin from doing the …
Cyberwar: Microsoft Comes to Ukraine’s Aid Combating Russian Malware
“I’ve never seen it work quite this way, or nearly this fast. We are doing in hours now what, even a few years ago, would have taken …
An ‘Unhinged’ Putin Threatens Dangerous Escalation in Ukraine
Western countries and alliances spent the weekend arraying a sweeping set of diplomatic and economic tools to punish and isolate the …
Putin Warns Russian Critical Infrastructure to Brace for Potential Cyber Attacks
The Russian government on Thursday warned of cyber attacks aimed at domestic critical infrastructure operators, as the country’s full-blown …
Russia’s Putin out the idea of a broad cryptocurrency ban
Russia has floated the prospect of Putin a ban on cryptocurrencies. The Bank of Russia, the nation’s central bank, yesterday published a …
With a straight face, Putin agrees to do something about ransomware coming out of Russia, apparently
Late last week, President Biden said he brought up the epidemic of ransomware hitting American businesses in a phone call with his Russian …
Biden asks Putin to crack down on Russian-based ransomware gangs
President Biden asked Russian President Putin during a phone call today to disrupt ransomware groups operating within Russia’s borders …
Putin Orders Twitter to Open Russian Office
Large social media companies that operate in Russia but have not opened an office there are to be harshly penalized under a new law. …