Tag: Vladimir Putin
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Hacked electronic sign declares “Putin is a dickhead” as Russian ruble slumps
Someone clearly isn’t very impressed with Vladimir Putin, as the Russian economy continues to tank in the wake of …
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The Guardian view on Russia and Ukraine: what comes after jaw-jaw? | Editorial
A week that began with low expectations has ended with a still bleaker mood. No one believed that three rounds of talks between the US, …
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Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Gets 9 Years
A well-connected Russian hacker once described as “an asset of supreme importance” to Moscow was sentenced on Friday to nine years in a …
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Russian Cybercrime Boss Burkov Pleads Guilty
Aleksei Burkov, an ultra-connected Russian hacker once described as “an asset of supreme importance” to Moscow, has pleaded guilty in a …
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The Observer view on Putin’s ongoing corruption of democracy | Observer editorial
That’s bad news for Russians. It’s also bad news for the western democracies, whose elections have been repeatedly subjected to covert, …
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UK finance, power and water on highest alert as threat of Russian cyber reprisal grows
Banks, energy and water companies are on maximum alert over the threat of a serious cyber-attack from Moscow as concern continues over the …
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Boris Johnson tells Russia: we will retaliate against cyber-attacks
Boris Johnson will deliver a warning to the Kremlin that Britain is ready and able to retaliate in kind if Russia continues to use …
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Twitter Bots Use Likes, RTs for Intimidation
I awoke this morning to find my account on Twitter (@briankrebs) had attracted almost 12,000 new followers overnight. Then I noticed I’d gained almost as many followers as the number of re-tweets (RTs) earned for a tweet I published on Tuesday. Read full news article on Krebs on Security
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Russian President Vladimir Putin signs the Law prohibiting the use of Anonymity Tools
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Law prohibiting the use of Anonymity Tools that allows people to access banned websites. The State Duma had adopted a package of amendments on 21 July. Read full news article on E Hacking News
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Pixel face of Vladimir Putin will be on cover of the “Time”
A new, surprising cover of the magazine “Time” with the portrait of the President of Russia Vadimir Putin will be released on July 31. Read full news article on E Hacking News
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BlackBerry wins the rights to sell tools for the encryption of phone calls and messages to the US govt
BlackBerry Ltd said on Thursday it has won the right to sell tools for encrypting phone calls and text messages to the U.S. federal government, garnering an endorsement from the National Security Agency for the products. Read full news article on Tech2
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Why the Russians keep running circles around the U.S. on the hacking story
Vladimir Putin has been far more visible lately with statements on the Russian-U.S. election story. Read full news article on GeekWire
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