Tag: Ukraine
Telegram to hit a billion users within a year, founder says
The Telegram messaging app, one of the most popular social media platforms in Ukraine and Russia, will likely cross a billion active monthly users...
Hacking group Anonymous dumps 28GB of data stolen from Russian central...
Hacking collective Anonymous claims to have released 28 gigabits of documents stolen from the Central Bank of Ruissia.
News of the data dump was shared...
Fintechs in Ukraine raise funds for Russian attack victims
An appeal has been launched to encourage businesses in the fintech sector to donate and raise much needed funds for those affected by the...
MTN, Vodafone waive fees for calls, SMS to and from Ukraine
Due to the ongoing Russian attack on Ukraine, MTN Ghana and Vodafone Ghana have waived calls and SMS fees between customers in Ghana and...
MTN Nigeria grants waivers to customers due to Russia-Ukraine conflict
MTN has said it will offer free international calls and short message service (SMS) to prepaid and postpaid customers affected by the Ukraine crisis.
Its...
Anonymous offers Russian soldiers over $50K worth of Bitcoin for each...
The notorious hacker organization – Anonymous – has reportedly offered Russian troops payments in bitcoin to hand over their tanks.
The group would pay...
Apple halts all product sales in Russia
Apple has halted all product sales in Russia in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
“We are deeply concerned about the Russian invasion of...
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...
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...
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...