Stories careening around the web over the past few days have sounded the alarm about an “invasion” of polar bears on an archipelago at the northern reaches of Russia. But for all the sensationalist headlines, there’s a likely explanation.
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Russia plans to test a kill switch that disconnects the country from the internet
As a cyber-defensive measure, the Russian government will reportedly perform a trial run of a measure that would effectively cut the country off from the rest of the world’s web. Last year, Russia introduced its Digital Economy National Program, a plan that would require Russian internet providers to remain functional in the event the country […]
View More Russia plans to test a kill switch that disconnects the country from the internetJustice Department: No evidence of vote hacking during 2018 election
There is “no evidence to date” that any foreign government had a material impact on voting machines or infrastructure during the 2018 midterm elections, according to a new classified report sent to the president. That’s the view from the Justice Department and Homeland Security, which were commissioned to report back following an order from President […]
View More Justice Department: No evidence of vote hacking during 2018 electionTwitter suspends thousands of accounts for potential ties to ‘foreign information operations’
The work of a Twitter moderator is never done, it seems.
The social media company announced Jan. 31 the suspension of thousands of accounts it believes were tied to “foreign information operations.” And, this time around, it’s not just Russia’s…
Without proof, is Huawei really a national security threat?
It’s Huawei vs. the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Europe and Japan. It’s almost as if the world’s biggest surveillance superpowers don’t want Huawei cell tower and networking router equipment inside critical networks in their countries, amid concerns of the company’s links to the Chinese military. Huawei, they say, could […]
View More Without proof, is Huawei really a national security threat?With cybersecurity threats looming, the government shutdown is putting America at risk
Putting political divisions and affiliations aside, the government partially shutting down for the third time over the last year is extremely worrisome, particularly when considering its impact on the nation’s cybersecurity priorities. Unlike the government, our nation’s enemies don’t ‘shut down.’ When our nation’s cyber centers are not actively monitoring and protecting our most valuable assets and critical infrastructure, threats magnify and vulnerabilities become further exposed.
View More With cybersecurity threats looming, the government shutdown is putting America at riskRussia attempted to hack the DNC again after the 2018 Midterms, claim Democrats
New court documents filed by the Democratic National Committee unveiled a previously unknown infiltration attempt by Russian hackers.
“On November 14, 2018, dozens of DNC email addresses were targeted in a spearphishing campaign,” claim the DNC in the documents, which were filed on Thursday night. “The content of these emails and their timestamps were consistent with a spearphishing campaign that leading cybersecurity experts have tied to Cozy Bear (APT 29).”
Cozy Bear is the Russian intelligence agency-linked hacker group that infiltrated the DNC during the 2016 presidential elections.
The DNC says there is no evidence that the group was successful in the attempt, which was made one week after the 2018 Midterms. Read more…
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View More Russia attempted to hack the DNC again after the 2018 Midterms, claim DemocratsFacebook cracks down on Russian-based “fake news”
Facebook says it has removed over 500 pages, groups and accounts from its site due to the accounts working in a “coordinated inauthentic effort to spread misinformation.” Read more…More about Facebook, Russia, Mashable Video, Fake News, and Tech
View More Facebook cracks down on Russian-based “fake news”Facebook removes hundreds of fake Russian pages operating in Europe and Asia
The Russian trolls have been busy.
Facebook said in a blog post published Thursday that it has removed over 500 Facebook accounts, pages, and Instagram profiles linked to Russia for “coordinated inauthentic behavior.” That means misrepresenting the t…
Facebook finds and kills another 512 Kremlin-linked fake accounts
Two years on from the U.S. presidential election, Facebook continues to have a major problem with Russian disinformation being megaphoned via its social tools. In a blog post today the company reveals another tranche of Kremlin-linked fake activity — saying it’s removed a total of 471 Facebook pages and accounts, as well as 41 Instagram accounts, which […]
View More Facebook finds and kills another 512 Kremlin-linked fake accountsRussia’s self-driving taxi service, Yandex, arrives in Las Vegas
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The self-driving taxi service is currently available in Moscow, Tel Aviv — and now Las Vegas. Read more…
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Apple losses trigger a plunge in US markets
Bad news from Apple and signs of slowing international and domestic growth sent stocks tumbling in Thursday trading on all of the major markets. Investors erased some $75 billion in value from Apple alone… an amount known technically as a shit ton of money. But stocks were down broadly based on Apple’s news, with the Nasdaq […]
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