Q&A with Pavel Durov on Telegram, his arrest, censorship, not using a phone, Romanian elections, VK, encryption, Edward Snowden, spring 2018 poisoning, and more
- Watch the full YouTube version of the podcast — Table of Contents — Here are the loose “chapters” in the conversation.
US DOJ says a Romanian involved in Netwalker ransomware attacks has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to computer fraud and wire fraud
www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/ securit... LinkedIn: James Silver : Proud to be part of this team bringing ransomware actors to justice. — https://lnkd.in/... Forums: r/cybersecurity : Romanian Netwa...
The European Commission opens a formal DSA investigation into TikTok over concerns foreign actors used it to interfere in the Romanian presidential elections
The probe comes after judges in the country annulled the outcome of the first round of presidential elections, citing concerns of Russian interference
The EU's scrutiny of TikTok over the Romanian presidential election will be a litmus test for enforcing the DSA and should finally detail algorithmic influence
Investigations should finally shed light on how algorithms win votes and influence people
The EU sends TikTok an urgent request for information on Russia's role in Romanian election turmoil, a day after ordering it to retain all election-related data
The European Union said Friday it sent TikTok an urgent request for more information about Romanian intelligence files suggesting …
Romanian startup FintechOS, a low-code platform to help banks and insurance companies compete with neobanks, raised a $60M Series B+, after raising $60M in 2021
Mike Butcher / TechCrunch :
Filing: Google asks the US FEC to green light a program that would exempt campaign emails from spam; the GOP alleges Gmail unfairly flags its emails as spam
“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to steer my ship.” Tweets: Nate Silver / @natesilver538 : I barely use email tbh and this might be the thing to get me to swear off it for good. https...
Europol has arrested seven people suspected of helping REvil and GandCrab with over 7,000 cyberattacks since early 2019, in a Romanian-led investigation
Catalin Cimpanu / The Record :
Europol arrests seven people suspected of helping with 7K+ cyberattacks since early 2019 while working with REvil and GandCrab, in a Romanian-led investigation
Europol has announced today the arrests of seven suspects who worked as “affiliates” (partners) for a major ransomware cartel …
Refinitiv: Tencent has invested in 34 international companies in H1 2021, including 16 in Europe, compared to four overseas deals in 2020 and three in 2019
Financial Times : Tweets: @zhugeex , @arjunkharpal , @tihobrkan , and @therealjoshye Tweets: Daniel Ahmad / @zhugeex : I was quoted in this @FinancialTimes article about how Tencent has boosted its i...