How Ukraine and Russia rely on the same Chinese drone suppliers, whose tech is vital to the war; China has banned sensitive drone tech exports to both countries
As both sides scramble to source vital parts, some experts are convinced Russian buyers are being favoured by Beijing
Finland seizes a ship suspected of damaging an undersea cable linking Helsinki and Estonia in the Gulf of Finland; Estonia says a second cable was also damaged
Finnish special forces board ship, detain all 14 crewmembers Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty : Vessel Held In Finland After Suspected Baltic Cable Sabotage Bobinsabraham / The Indian Express : Finland...
A look at Sweden's efforts to make its banking system and payments networks resilient to Russian “hybrid war” attacks; 90% of transactions are digital in Sweden
Evelina Youcefi / Bloomberg : Forums: r/europe Forums: r/europe : Hybrid War Threat Looms Over Sweden's Cashless Society
Russia orders that state-backed messenger app MAX, which critics say could be used to track users, must be pre-installed on phones and tablets from next month
A Russian state-backed messenger application called MAX, a rival to WhatsApp that critics say could be used to track users …
Russia is “partially” restricting WhatsApp and Telegram calls, saying the apps are used “to deceive and extort money” and “in sabotage and terrorist activities”
Russian authorities announced Wednesday they were “partially” restricting calls …
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 …
Sources: the European Commission is issuing burner phones and laptops to some US-bound staff to mitigate espionage risks, a move typically reserved for China
It's amazing that in just a few short months, the US is on par with China for many countries' espionage concerns. … Mark Copelovitch / @mcopelov : Today in life under competitive authoritarianism Nath...
The US Secret Service, Europol, and others take down and seize Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange accused of being associated with ransomware hackers
But declined to provide more details. — techcrunch.com/2025/03/06/r... Mastodon: Zack Whittaker / @zackwhittaker@mastodon.social : NEW: Russian crypto exchange Garantex has been seized by the U.S. S...
The US, the UK, and Australia sanction Russia-based bulletproof hosting provider Zservers and two Russian nationals for supplying the LockBit ransomware gang
The United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom have sanctioned Zservers, a Russia-based bulletproof hosting (BPH) …
Tass: Rostelecom says an unspecified external impact has damaged a Russian underwater cable in the Baltic Sea, but there was no impact on subscribers
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