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WhatsApp and Telegram blocked in Russia as Meta designated an ‘extremist organization’ (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-12 | get Telegram → | tags: access, access facebook, blocked

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Russia blocks WhatsApp as messaging app crackdown gathers pace (cnbc.com)

2026-02-12 | by Holly Ellyatt | get Telegram → | tags: kremlin, messaging, russia

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WhatsApp is now fully blocked in Russia (engadget.com)

2026-02-12 | get Telegram → | tags: meta, russia, russian

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US Hacking Tool Boss Stole and Sold Exploits To Russian Broker That Could Target Millions of Devices, DOJ Says (slashdot.org)

2026-02-12 | by Posted | get Smartphone → | tags: federal, government, million

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DOJ says Trenchant boss sold exploits to Russian broker capable of accessing ‘millions of computers and devices’ (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-11 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Cloudflare → | tags: hacking, prosecutors, russian

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Telegram is reportedly being slowed down and restricted in Russia (theverge.com)

2026-02-10 | by Stevie Bonifield | get WhatsApp → | tags: roskomnadzor, russia, russian

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Russian forces thrown into communications chaos after Starlink cutoff (techspot.com)

2026-02-10 | get Starlink → | tags: accused, accused russian, entire

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Russian forces thrown into communications chaos after Starlink cutoff, scramble for alternatives (techspot.com)

2026-02-10 | get Starlink → | tags: accused, accused russian, entire

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Russian 'Inspector' spacecraft intercepted communications from a dozen European satellites, report claims — fears Moscow could even manipulate trajectories or crash satellites (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-06 | by Luke James | get Satellite → | tags: european, european satellites, luch

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Russian Spy Satellites Have Intercepted EU Communications Satellites (slashdot.org)

2026-02-04 | by Posted | get Intelligence satellites → | tags: european, european satellites, luch

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Russian hackers breached Polish power grid thanks to bad security, report says (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-30 | by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai | get Power grid → | tags: attacks, government, hackers

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Russian ship loitering near transatlantic data cables chased off by Royal Navy attack helicopter — sat within three quarters of a mile of five undersea data cables, including two linking Britain to New York (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-29 | by Stephen Warwick | get Satellite → | tags: cables, navy, russian

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Russian Soldiers Seen Surrendering to Gun-Wielding Robot (futurism.com)

2026-01-29 | by Victor Tangermann | tags: defense, ground, robot

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The Doomsday Clock Is Now 85 Seconds to Midnight. Here’s What That Means (wired.com)

2026-01-28 | by Marta Musso | get Timepiece → | tags: clock, midnight, nuclear

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Working VPNs in Russia in 2026: A Practical Guide for Expats, Travelers, and Remote Workers (techreport.com)

2026-01-28 | by Anya Zhukova | get VPN → | tags: access, russia, russian

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Russia using Interpol's wanted list to target critics abroad, leak reveals (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-27 | get Wanted List → | tags: interpol, pestrikov, request

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Sandworm hackers linked to failed wiper attack on Poland’s energy systems (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-01-24 | get Sandworm → | tags: attack, destructive, linked

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Pentagon Device Linked To Havana Syndrome (slashdot.org)

2026-01-14 | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: cause, device, officials

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After Half a Decade, the Russian Space Station Segment Stopped Leaking (slashdot.org)

2026-01-03 | by Posted | get Space Station → | tags: leaks, module, russian

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After half a decade, the Russian space station segment stopped leaking (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-02 | get Space Station → | tags: cracks, leaks, module

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GPS is vulnerable to jamming—here’s how we might fix it (arstechnica.com)

2025-12-29 | get Smartphone → | tags: country, interference, military

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Staying ahead of censors in 2025 (news.ycombinator.com)

2025-12-29 | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: bridges, censorship, network

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Is Russia Developing an Anti-Satellite Weapon to Target Starlink? (slashdot.org)

2025-12-27 | by Posted | get Starlink → | tags: orbiting, russia, space

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Russian enthusiasts planning do-it-yourself DDR5 memory amidst the worldwide shortage — building your own RAM is as 'easy' as sourcing your own memory modules and soldering them on empty PCBs (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-25 | by Hassam Nasir | get DDR5 → | tags: chips, hardware, memory

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Russian enthusiasts are planning to build their own DDR5 RAM amidst the worldwide shortage — do-it-yourself RAM is as 'easy' as sourcing your own memory modules and soldering them on empty PCBs (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-25 | by Hassam Nasir | get DDR5 Memory → | tags: chips, hardware, memory

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Russia is about to do the most Russia thing ever with its next space station (arstechnica.com)

2025-12-19 | get Space Station → | tags: international, orbit, russian

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Denmark blames Russia for destructive cyberattack on water utility (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-19 | get Water management system → | tags: danish, denmark, elections

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Russia Hits Critical Orgs Via Misconfigured Edge Devices (darkreading.com)

2025-12-16 | get Firewall → | tags: amazon, amazon detailed, campaign

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Russian media finally admits Putin is under fire from angry citizens, but it's for the recent Roblox ban — Kremlin says kids have written 63,000 complaint letters, half said they wanted to leave Russia due to the ban (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-14 | by Mark Tyson | get Roblox → | tags: children, roblox, russia

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Germany summons Russian ambassador over GRU-linked cyberattacks — air traffic control and elections systems targeted (tomshardware.com)

2025-12-13 | by Luke James | get Cybersecurity system → | tags: german, germany, officials