The Verge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Supporters of Ukraine are concerned that the removal of Twitter accounts sharing OSINT from the region could benefit Russian military goals in the region. Russia has previously mounted social media disinformation campaigns in Ukraine and was accused of weaponizing social media to promote false narratives during its 2014 annexation of Crimea.

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Futurism

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Especially following Russia's extremely costly invasion of Ukraine, Russia's space efforts have stagnated, suffering a lack of private investment, brain drain, and slowing commercial markets, in Ars ' analysis. The war in Ukraine has severed many of Russia's ties to its international space partners, forcing it to forge its own way.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Last week, the Ukrainian government fired two of its top cybersecurity officials, who are accused of embezzlement. Ukraine’s senior cabinet official Taras Melnychuk announced the firings in a public post on Telegram last week. Now, one of them has been detained.

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TechSpot

JANUARY 23, 2024

The company paid the money on January 19, which the FAS says will go directly to the Russian budget at a time when the government is raising funds to support the war in Ukraine. The FAS imposed a fine of almost 1.2 billion roubles (around $13.65 million) on Apple in January. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

On Monday night, in between the hourly air alarms reverberating outside his home, Oleg Kutkov stuck his SpaceX Starlink dish outside of his window in Kiev, Ukraine, and pointed it up at the sky. When Musk responded to Fedorov’s tweet, saying that Starlink service was now active in Ukraine , Kutkov decided to give his account another shot.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

Tim Cook sent out an email to employees this morning addressing the Russian invasion of Ukraine and explaining the actions Apple has taken in reaction to the events of the past two weeks. We are working to support our teams in Ukraine and across the region. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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The Verge

MARCH 17, 2022

The decision comes as Ukraine has received cryptocurrency donations worth tens of millions of dollars from individuals and groups hoping to help the country’s war effort against Russia. Ukraine has legalized the crypto sector — @ZelenskyyUa signed a law. It is an important step towards the development of the VA market in Ukraine.

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TechSpot

JUNE 26, 2022

According to a new report by Microsoft, Russian intelligence agencies have significantly increased the frequency of their cyberattacks against countries allied with Ukraine.

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TechSpot

MARCH 5, 2022

The Ukrainian government’s plea to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) for revocation of Russian domains has been rejected. On Wednesday, 2nd March 2022, Göran Marby, President of ICANN, replied to the government of Ukraine that it did not have the authority to grant its request to.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Russia has previously been linked to DDoS attacks against Ukrainian government sites — but a full blackout would mean going further, using physical or cyber weaponry to disable telecommunications infrastructure at the network level, and silencing Ukrainians in the process.

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The Verge

MARCH 14, 2022

Researchers have discovered a new type of destructive wiper malware affecting computers in Ukraine, making it at least the third strain of wiper to have hit Ukrainian systems since the Russian invasion began. BREAKING #ESETresearch warns about the discovery of a 3rd destructive wiper deployed in Ukraine. ESET research.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

On February 24, Russia launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine after months of a military build-up on its borders. The attack began with cyberattacks that targeted Ukrainian government departments with floods of internet traffic and data-wiping malware, followed by a ground, sea and air incursion.

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The Verge

MARCH 30, 2022

The Roskomnadzor alleges YouTube “promotes the distribution of false content” about what it calls the country’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, and it accuses the platform of “discrediting” the Russian army. YouTube has already taken a number of actions against Russia following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Twitter is putting a temporary hold on advertisements in Ukraine and Russia to ensure the visibility of public safety information. We’re temporarily pausing advertisements in Ukraine and Russia to ensure critical public safety information is elevated and ads don’t detract from it. Twitter Safety (@TwitterSafety) February 25, 2022.

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TechSpot

MARCH 30, 2024

Baikal Electronics, one of Russia's major processor developers, has been struggling in the wake of sanctions imposed by the US and UK governments following Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Until then, the company ordered the production of chips, including their packaging, from TSMC. Read Entire Article

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2022

While the Facebook ban cited “discrimination against Russian media,” this time, the government claims it’s happening because of a decision by parent company Meta directing moderators to allow posts calling for violence against Russian soldiers if they originate from certain countries, including Ukraine.

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 25, 2022

According to Bloomberg, US officials have been concerned by Musk's actions over the last few weeks, particularly his assertion that SpaceX could not continue to supply and support Starlink in Ukraine.

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The Verge

APRIL 13, 2022

After investigating the methods and software used by the attackers, cybersecurity firm ESET says that it was likely carried out by a hacking group called Sandworm, which The Record reports allegedly has ties to the Russian government. Ukraine and its infrastructure have been targeted by hackers since before the Russian invasion began.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Facebook is blocking state-run Russian media outlets from advertising and monetizing content on the platform amid the ongoing conflict in Ukraine (via Reuters ). We are closely monitoring the situation in Ukraine and will keep sharing steps we’re taking to protect people on our platform,” Gleicher added.

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TechSpot

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Ministers, government delegates, think tanks, and industry/civil organizations participated in the talks. Russia was not invited to take part, while Ukraine did not attend. Co-hosted by the Netherlands and South Korea last week at The Hague, the REAIM conference was attended by representatives from over 60 countries, including China.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

On Tuesday, tech and communications regulator Roskomnadzor threatened to block Wikipedia over the Russian-language page covering Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, claiming it contained “false messages” about war casualties and the effects of economic sanctions, among other things. “On

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

European authorities plan to use seized DarkMarket servers from Ukraine and Moldova to investigate the buyers and sellers who used the site for criminal transactions. Per Europol’s estimate, the site traded the equivalent of €140 million in today’s money, in a mix of bitcoin and monero.

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The Verge

APRIL 5, 2022

Twitter announced on Tuesday that it will “require the removal of Tweets posted by government or state-affiliated media accounts” if they contain images or videos that show prisoners of war from the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Yoel Roth (@yoyoel) April 5, 2022. is mocking or threatening) by anyone will be removed.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The Russian government has partially blocked access to Facebook in the country after it claims the social network “restricted” the accounts of four Russian media outlets. It’s unclear what Roskomnadzor’s partial restrictions against Facebook mean or if the government is also somehow blocking access to Meta-owned WhatsApp in the country.

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

Domain registrar and hosting provider Namecheap is terminating service provision for customers based in Russia in the face of what it describes as “war crimes” committed in Ukraine. Shortly after Russian military action in Ukraine began, Namecheap declared support for the people of Ukraine.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

As Russian troops continue to invade Ukraine, YouTube told Reuters it’s “pausing a number of channels’ ability to monetize on YouTube, including several Russian channels affiliated with recent sanctions.”. RT will be restricted in Ukraine due to “a government request”. Russia has since restricted access to Facebook and Twitter.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

That all changed this week after Russia invaded Ukraine, when its crowdfunding drew widespread attention, and its membership list ballooned to over 14,000 patrons, contributing a total of $436,966 a month. Our statement on the suspension of Come Back Alive, and the situation in Ukraine [link] — Patreon (@Patreon) February 25, 2022.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth day, a coalition led by the US and Europe has mounted a coordinated response focused on financial sanctions and, increasingly, military aid. I think there’s a lot of sympathy for Ukraine among members of these different groups, and as a result they’re sitting it out.”.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 16, 2012

The newly launched chapters are Zagreb (Croatia), Helsinki (Finland), Istanbul (Turkey), Rome (Italy) and Kyiv (Ukraine). As promised at the end of July , the organization has now announced the launch of five new programs across the continent, doubling its European presence to ten chapters across as many countries.

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The Verge

JULY 12, 2021

The Daily Beast reports that the hacking ring — also known as Trickbot and based in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, and Suriname — is a persistent presence online. Trickbot has been allegedly behind attacks on hospitals, schools, and governments, stealing login credentials and locking computer systems to demand payment.

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The Verge

MARCH 5, 2022

Cogent Communications, an internet backbone provider that routes data across intercontinental connections, has cut ties with Russian customers over its invasion of Ukraine, as first reported by The Washington Post. The Russian government has already made it more difficult for Russians to gain access to news sources and social platforms.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

Access Now and other nonprofits have pushed the US government to avoid disrupting internet access as part of larger sanctions against Russia over its February invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine has urged a near-complete cutoff of the Russian internet, including a request to revoke its access to the Domain Name System.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 19, 2022

In the rest of this newsletter, we’ll talk about All Raise’s new CEO, funds to back other funds and Ukraine. Fintech and Ukraine. The startup story within the war in Ukraine continues to evolve, with companies in the financial services sector having an especially crucial role and set of decisions to make.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

We have received requests from a number of Governments and the EU to take further steps in relation to Russian state controlled media,” Nick Clegg, the company’s newly-named president of global affairs , said Monday on Twitter. The change is the latest Meta has made in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Charity Village

MARCH 23, 2022

Last month, Russia began a military invasion of Ukraine, launching attacks on several cities. The Government of Canada has issued a call to all employers who wish to support Ukrainians with offers of employment to register these offers on Job Bank’s Jobs for Ukraine webpage.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

In addition, it’s also restricting the discoverability of content from other outlets affiliated with the Russian government. For now, the music streaming service says it will continue to stream in Russia, a market it entered in July 2020 alongside Ukraine and 10 other European countries. “We

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2022

What may have seemed like an isolated protest years ago was revived in 2022 by developers sabotaging their own libraries — sometimes to speak out against big corporations, but more recently to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The recent rise of protestware. Image Credits: TechCrunch / screenshot.

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