A lawmaker who regulates Russia's IT sector warns WhatsApp to “prepare to leave” Russia; Moscow recently approved development of a state-backed messaging app
WhatsApp should prepare to leave the Russian market, a lawmaker who regulates the IT sector said on Friday …
The US Treasury sanctions Iranian and Russian entities over attempted election interference, including a Moscow entity that directed the creation of deepfakes
The Treasury Department said Iran and Russia sought to divide Americans through targeted disinformation campaigns in the 2024 elections.
The UK NCA uncovers a Russian multibillion-dollar money laundering scheme that let Russian spies, European drug traffickers, and more evade sanctions via crypto
Multibillion-dollar ring across London, Moscow and Dubai connected cash-rich criminals with sanctions evaders
Apple removes RFE/RL's Svoboda app from the Russian App Store at the demand of Roskomnadzor; Apple also removed recent podcasts by Ekho Moskvy and others
BBC Russian Service, The Insider, and Echo Moskvy—from its Russian users, Mediazona learned. There were no updates for several days, and users who haven't listened to these podcasts before can't even ...
Meta bans Russian media outlet RT from its apps globally, days after the Biden administration accused RT of acting as an arm of Moscow's spy agencies
U.S. officials on Friday accused RT of carrying out covert information warfare operations around the world as an arm of Russia's spy agencies.
Sources: the US and UK are reviewing $20B+ in Tether transactions through Moscow-based crypto exchange Garantex, as part of a crackdown on sanctions evasions
- Allies review Tether transfers to sanctioned exchange Garantex — Tether says it works with law enforcement to ensure compliance
Canada bans WeChat and Moscow-based Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices as they “present an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security”
Canada on Monday banned Chinese messaging application WeChat and Russian antivirus program Kaspersky on government-issued mobile devices due … Source: Government of Canada .
The US adds 42 Chinese companies and seven companies from India, the UK, and other countries to an export control list over their support for Russia's military
The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday added 42 Chinese companies to a government export control list over their support … Mastodon: @kevinrothrock@infosec … . Forums: r/worldnews Mastodon: Kevin Roth...
Moscow-based Kaspersky plans to shut down its Kaspersky Secure Connection VPN in Russia, starting with the free version on November 15, 2022
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A look at the vote for secretary general of the UN's International Telecommunications Union between a US and a Russian candidate, and its open web implications
or whether autocratic countries like Russia and China get to set the rules. https://www.wired.com/... Margrethe Vestager / @vestager : .@ITU is here to ensure that #DigitalConnectivity benefits us all...