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Putin casts online vote using unlicensed Windows on an American Dell PC — 'Activate Windows' watermark visible in official Kremlin clip, uses foreign Dell PC despite Russian tech mandate (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-20 | by Mark Tyson | get Windows 11 Pro license key → | tags: vladimir putin, state duma elections, windows activation watermark

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Europe's "Less" Is Doing More Than Anyone Gives It Credit For (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-09-12 | by Michael Kern | get Kasa smart plug energy monitoring EP25 → | tags: strait of hormuz, lng, european union

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US charges Russian for infecting 80,000 freelancers with malware (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-09-02 | get Bitdefender Total Security → | tags: russian, tvrat malware, darkvnc

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Russian Hackers Phish EU Officials Over Messaging Apps (darkreading.com)

2026-08-27 | get YubiKey 5 NFC security key → | tags: russian hackers, eu officials, messaging apps

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OpenAI bans Russian ChatGPT accounts used in covert misinformation campaign (cnbc.com)

2026-08-25 | by Kai Nicol-Schwarz | tags: openai, chatgpt, rybar

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Iran Is Using Foreign Criminals to Attack Its Critics Overseas (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-24 | by Cora Engelbrecht | tags: iran international, iranian government, soufan center

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Fully AI-Guided Russian Drones Have Reportedly Killed Ukrainian Civilians (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-24 | tags: nvidia, russian drones, ukrainian civilians

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Slovakia Finds Russian Backdoor In Traffic Speed Cameras (slashdot.org)

2026-08-23 | by Posted | tags: slovakia, russian, traffic speed cameras

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Fighter jets help destroy Russian drone boat near European offshore gas platform (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: f-16, russian drone, neptun deep

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Explosive Russian drone boat destroyed near European offshore gas site (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-21 | tags: russian drone boat, neptun deep, black sea

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Another disguised Russian banking app has topped the US iPhone App Store (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-21 | by Zac Hall | tags: app store, russian banks, t-bank

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Slovakia discovers Russian backdoors in 279 new traffic cameras — SMS-triggered shell access and passwordless live feeds found in EU-funded rollout (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-21 | by Mark Tyson | tags: nero r-one, semicon, cordon pro

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Ukrainian Publishers Call For Support After Russian Attacks Destroy 10 Million Books (slashdot.org)

2026-08-20 | tags: ukrainian publishers, russian attacks, book destruction

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Your Comcast router doubles as a motion detector now - and a potential police informant (zdnet.com)

2026-08-19 | by Charlie Osborne | tags: comcast, xfinity gateway, xfinity shield

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Ukrainian drones overwhelm Russian tanks’ new active protection system—for now (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-18 | tags: arena, armored, drones

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Anton Chekhov played at love most of his life (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: anton chekhov, olga knipper, soviet union

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Ukraine Finds Nvidia AI Chip In New Russian Missile (slashdot.org)

2026-08-14 | tags: nvidia, ai chip, ukraine

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Ukrainian drone attacks force Russia to protect its nuclear submarines with low-tech netting (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-08-14 | tags: ukraine, russian submarines, vladimir putin

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Russian drones found near vital European offshore gas site, get blown up (arstechnica.com)

2026-08-11 | tags: russian drones, neptun deep, gerbera drones

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Microsoft warns Russian hackers are hijacking hotel Wi-Fi to steal user accounts (techspot.com)

2026-08-04 | by Rob Thubron | tags: microsoft, russian hackers, midnight blizzard

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Microsoft warns Russian hackers are hijacking hotel Wi-Fi to steal Microsoft 365 accounts (techspot.com)

2026-08-04 | by Rob Thubron | tags: russian hackers, microsoft 365, storm-2945

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Russia Charges Telegram Founder Durov With Facilitating Terrorism (slashdot.org)

2026-07-29 | tags: telegram, pavel durov, vkontakte

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Telegram’s founder, Pavel Durov, is now on an international wanted list (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-29 | tags: telegram, pavel durov, russian security

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Telegram literally gives Russia the middle finger after founder Pavel Durov is charged with aiding terrorism (techspot.com)

2026-07-29 | by Rob Thubron | tags: telegram, pavel durov, fsb

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Pro-Ukraine group claims it helped hack Russian drone air defense system, shooting down Su-57 in friendly fire incident — Moscow confirms fifth-generation fighter jet crashed in 'technical malfunction' (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-25 | by Mark Tyson | tags: su-57, russian air defense, informnapalm

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The Origins of Modern Mathematics in Russia (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-07-24 | by Valeriy Manokhin | tags: russian mathematics, academy of sciences, peter the great

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Russian Hackers Exploit Zimbra Zero-Day Against US, Ukraine Targets (darkreading.com)

2026-07-23 | tags: zimbra, laundry bear, phishing

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Ukrainian drones deliver robots directly into battle by sea and air (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-22 | tags: ukrainian drones, arkt-1 robot, russian military

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Russian drones spotted using screwed-on magnetic compasses as navigation aids — the on-board camera can occasionally tilt down to check bearings if satellite comms are lost (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-19 | by Jowi Morales | tags: molniya drones, starlink, expresslrs

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Ukrainian drone strikes forced Russia to stop shipping in vital sea corridor (arstechnica.com)

2026-07-13 | tags: azov, russia, russian