Google denies removing blurring for Russia’s military sites

April 20, 2022

Google Maps denied reports Monday that it had made Russia’s strategic facilities visible to users, allegedly revealing details of the country’s military infrastructure.  Satellite images of military facilities are sometimes blurred by Google Maps, or displayed in lower quality, to protect their classified status.   “We haven’t made any blurring changes to our satellite imagery in Russia,” Google …

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Will Yandex sell its news and infotainment services?

April 20, 2022

In mid-March Yandex, the Russian online search giant — also running a variety of other digital services — announced it intended to sell its news aggregation service and infotainment platform ‘Zen.’ The move was possibly linked to the government’s crackdown on free expression. Amid the war on Ukraine, a new law had banned what the authorities consider to be “false” …

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Russian search engines remove “extremist” Instagram, Facebook, independent media results

April 19, 2022

Two of Russia’s largest search engines have removed results for Facebook, Instagram and several independent news websites after authorities blocked or declared them “extremist.” Meduza, Mediazona, Deutsche Welle, Current Time, Kholod, The Insider and other news outlets that have been providing independent coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine were also removed from search results. Yandex …

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Russia arrests alleged co-founder of world’s largest darknet marketplace

April 15, 2022

Russia has arrested the alleged co-founder of dark web platform Hydra a week after U.S. and German authorities said they shut down what they called the world’s largest illegal darknet marketplace.   German police said this month it took control of Hydra’s Germany-based servers and seized $25 million in bitcoin assets. The U.S. Justice named Dmitry Pavlov, 30, as the …

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VPN use skyrockets as Russia blocks popular social networks and media resources

April 29, 2022

Virtual private networks (VPNs) are more in use than ever in Russia as a number of social networks and media have been made inaccessible by the authorities. Mobile operator Yota reports that the proportion of its subscribers using VPN services grew 38-fold, reaching 22.8% of the total number of Yota clients, from Jan. 1 to …

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After online orders doubled in 2021, Russian e-commerce keeps positive track in time of war

April 29, 2022

Russia’s domestic e-commerce market grew by more than 50% last year, reports research agency Data Insight, reaching 4.1 trillion rubles (around $55 billion at the average exchange rate). No less than 1.7 trillion orders were made, more than doubling (+104%) year-on-year — in which Data Insight sees an all-time record.  Online sales accounted for some …

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Russian state media is still posting to TikTok a month after the app blocked new content

April 13, 2022

TikTok issued an update Tuesday on its efforts to stem the flow of misinformation about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but the company doesn’t appear to be effectively implementing its existing policies around the war. The social network cut off new content originating in Russia in early March in response to a harsh new law in the country criminalizing “fake …

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As Russians head for the exits, Immigram platform launches to scale professional migration

April 14, 2022

The number of applications for international visas in the UK and elsewhere, in order to leave Russia, has exploded following the latter’s invasion of Ukraine. It’s estimated that since February over 200,000 people have fled the country, with many observers calling it a “brain drain.” And while it’s possible to apply for normal visas abroad, …

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Ukraine disrupts attempt by Russian hackers to take down energy provider

April 21, 2022

The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has disrupted an attempt by Sandworm, a hacking group known to work for Russia’s military intelligence, to take down a Ukrainian energy provider.  The Russia-backed hacking group attempted to disconnect the unnamed provider’s electrical substations using a new version of the infamous Industroyer malware, CERT-UA said in a security …

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Huawei suspends new orders, furloughs Russia staff amid sanctions threat

April 13, 2022

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has furloughed its Russian staff for at least one month after suspending new orders as Beijing faces potential secondary sanctions for doing business with Moscow, Forbes Russia has reported. The United States has warned China not to help Russia evade sanctions, threatening to expand its toolbox of secondary penalties that force …

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Food delivery service Broniboy lands 500 million rubles from major farming commodities group

April 11, 2022

In late March Russian delivery service Broniboy received the first tranche of a 500 million ruble capital injection (some $6.25 million at the pre-war level). The funding is provided by Krasnodarzernoprodukt, a major supplier of farming commodities and services. The terms of the deal were not disclosed. While serving 17 Russian cities, Broniboy is the …

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How US secretly removed malware worldwide, pre-empting Russian cyberattacks

April 10, 2022

The United States said on Wednesday that it had secretly removed malware from computer networks around the world in recent weeks, a step to pre-empt Russian cyberattacks and send a message to President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. The move, made public by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, comes as U.S. officials warn that Russia …

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