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Russia probably behind cyberattack on Bundestag, say German authorities

May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016

Russian intelligence agencies were probably responsible for a massive cyber attack on Germany’s lower house of parliament last year which forced its computer systems to be shut down for days, Germany’s domestic intelligence agency said on Friday. The agency, known as the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV), said a hacker group …

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Pussy Riot founder seeks to assert her site on Russia’s online media scene

May 9, 2016 May 10, 2016

Pussy Riot punk performer Nadya Tolokonnikova is looking for a new audience — readers and, ideally, financial backers who can turn her two-year-old news website into a full-blown contender on Russia’s media scene. MediaZona, the website she helped found in 2014 with a focus on criminal justice news, has about 2.2 million visitors a month …

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Top cybercrime ring disrupted as authorities raid Moscow offices

February 9, 2016 February 9, 2016

Russian authorities in November raided offices associated with a Moscow film distribution and production company as part of a crackdown on one of the world’s most notorious financial hacking operations, according to three sources with knowledge of the matter. Cybersecurity experts said a password-stealing software program known as Dyre — believed to be responsible for …

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Russia says Google must correct contracts with mobile manufacturers by Nov. 18

October 6, 2015 February 12, 2016

Russia’s anti-monopoly agency said Monday that Google Inc had until Nov. 18 to address charges that it was abusing its market position in the country. The FAS anti-monopoly body said Google must correct its contracts with manufacturers after ruling in September that the software giant had broken the law by pre-instaling certain applications on mobile devices. The case, launched by local competitor Yandex, is being …

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Yandex says may seek tie-up with Microsoft for Windows

October 2, 2015 February 12, 2016

Russia’s biggest Internet search engine Yandex said it could seek a deal with Microsoft to become part of its Windows 10 platform in Russia and potentially other markets. Such a deal would fit in with the Russian company’s efforts to expand in mobile search and diversify away from the weak rouble. Microsoft said last week it had …

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Finland detains Russian suspected of US malware crimes

August 27, 2015 February 14, 2016

Finland confirmed on Thursday it has detained a Russian citizen, Maxim Senakh, at the request of U.S. federal authorities on computer fraud charges, in a move that Russia calls illegal. The Finnish justice ministry says Senakh is accused in the state of Minnesota of infecting computer servers with malware, resulting in criminal gains worth millions of dollars. Konstantin Dolgov, the Russian Foreign Ministry’s special representative for human rights, said on Wednesday …

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Personal data storage law: Russian authorities might postpone Sept. 1 deadline

July 13, 2015 February 15, 2017

Russia will address Internet firms’ concerns about meeting a deadline to comply with a law forcing them to move the personal data of Russian citizens onto servers inside the country, a Kremlin spokesman said on Monday. Under a law last year, Internet sites that store the personal data of Russian citizens must do so on Russian …

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Spotify cancels Russia launch for “foreseeable future”

February 3, 2015 March 1, 2016

Popular music streaming service Spotify has canceled plans to open offices and launch their service in Russia, just one year after registering a subsidiary in Russia. Spotify reportedly last year hired Alexander Kubaneishvili, a former Google executive, to head their Russian business and were already in negotiations with local mobile operators.

Putin says he’s “not even considering” curbing Internet access

October 1, 2014 October 1, 2014

President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday he would not restrict Internet access for Russians but Moscow must protect state domains against a surge of cyber attacks since the Ukraine crisis began. His remarks were intended to douse speculation that he plans a crackdown on use of the Internet, which he has called a “CIA project” used to organise …

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