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A ransomware group paid the price for backing Russia

The Verge

While the conflict grows in scale and intensity, organizations far beyond the apparatus of military and government are being drawn in — including ransomware groups active in Russia and Ukraine. The Conti #ransomware operation sides with Russia and threatens attacks on critical infrastructure.

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Daily Crunch: Atlantic Money wants to make international money transfers even cheaper than competitors

TechCrunch

Amazon suspends Prime Video in Russia : Adding to our ever-growing list of companies that are pausing or ending business in Russia after the nation’s government launched an invasion of neighboring Ukraine, Amazon is suspending Prime Video in the country. Let’s see if the startup can tackle the public incumbent, itself a former startup.

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Kremlin officials told to get rid of their iPhones, or give them to "the kids"

TechSpot

Russian publication Kommersant reports that employees of the Kremlin's internal political bloc - the Russian presidential administration's domestic policy, public projects, State Council, and IT departments - were informed that they must get rid of their iPhones before April.

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Decrypted: With more SolarWinds fallout, Biden picks his cybersecurity team

TechCrunch

The cyberattack against SolarWinds, an ongoing espionage campaign already blamed on Russia , claimed the U.S. Marcin Kleczynski said in a blog post that attackers gained access to a “limited” number of internal company emails. Bureau of Labor Statistics as another federal victim this week.

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Russian intelligence reportedly used fake news sites to spread misinformation about coronavirus vaccines

The Verge

Four online publications linked to Russian intelligence agencies have been spreading false or misleading information about coronavirus vaccines, The Wall Street Journal reported , citing an official at the US Department of State’s Global Engagement Center. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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A new Facebook whistleblower has come forward with more allegations

The Verge

In the affidavit, copies of which were provided to The Verge , the whistleblower alleges, among other things, that a former Facebook communications official dismissed concerns about interference by Russia in the 2016 presidential election, assisted unwittingly by Facebook. Some legislators will get pissy.

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Read Tim Cook’s email to employees on Ukraine

The Verge

A copy of this email was obtained by The Verge , and you can read it below in full (with the exception of an internal Apple email address being redacted): I wanted to take a moment to address the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. We have paused all product sales in Russia. As a company, we are taking additional actions as well.

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