Tag: Russia
Ukrainian hackers target Russian power grid, railways
A Ukrainian cyber guerrilla warfare group plans to launch digital sabotage attacks against critical Russian infrastructure such as railways and the electricity grid, to strike...
Bitcoin gains strength on the back of Russian-Ukraine conflict
Bitcoin has leapt since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, bolstered by people in those countries looking to store and move money in anonymous and decentralised crypto.
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Russian Central Bank launches alternative to SWIFT with 399 users
Russia has launched its own financial message transfer platform following the global ban from SWIFT due to its recent invasion of Ukraine.
The new Financial...
TECH GIANTS told to take a stand against Russia
The prime ministers of Poland and the Baltics have demanded executives in charge of Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter “take a stand” against Russian disinformation.
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Dangote now richer than Russian billionaire Abramovich
A new report from Bloomberg indicates that Nigerian industrialist, Aliko Dangote has overtaken Russian businessman and owner of Chelsea Football Club, Roman Abramovich on...
US and allies restrict technological exports to Russia
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US and allies are imposing sanctions that "will cut off more than half of Russia's high-tech...
Russia partially blocks FACEBOOK for fact-checking state media
The Russian government has partially blocked access to Facebook in the country after it claims the social network “restricted” the accounts of four Russian...
UK pushes Europe to cut Russia off from Swift
As Russia moves further into Ukraine and sanctions have isolated Russian banks from the rest of the global financial system, depriving the country of...
If Russia is cut off SWIFT Global Payments System, what happens?
While the US and its European allies pushed out a series of sanctions to punish Russia for its military offensive in Ukraine, they stopped...
Ukrainian government calls on HACKERS to fight back Russian cyber attacks
The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country’s hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops,...