Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 19, 2014

Public Interest Registry – the not-for-profit operator of the.org domain – has launched the first registration phase, known as the Sunrise Period (beginning April 22), for three new Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). million people in Russia using Russian Cyrillic as the official alphabet for their national language.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

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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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.

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The Verge

MARCH 7, 2022

Ubisoft and Take-Two Interactive are suspending game sales in Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine, joining a growing list of companies that have decided to cut ties with the country (via Engadget ). In an updated post on its blog , Ubisoft announced its decision to pause sales in Russia, citing the “ongoing tragedy in Ukraine.”

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TechSpot

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Clint Watts, MTAC General Manager, notes that history has shown how foreign actors' ability to rapidly distribute deceptive content can significantly impact public perception and electoral outcomes. Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC) writes that malicious foreign influence operations aimed at the US election are evolving.

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TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Well that’s one way to do propaganda : The search engine giant Google was hit with $375 million by Russia for failing to take down certain content, Ivan writes. The fine came a month after Roskomnadzor, Russia’s telecommunication watchdog, warned the company it could face penalties for violating local laws. Christine and Haje.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Meta has yet to publicly confirm the actions it took against the Russian media accounts, though they likely have to do with state-backed propaganda about Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

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TechSpot

JULY 30, 2021

It appears that the Nokia tablet, named the Nokia T20, has already been certified in Russia, according to NokiaMob. The publication found two versions of the slate, one with Wi-Fi-only connectivity and the other that uses 4G through a SIM card.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

First time for a post debunking the "foiled sabotage / gas attack" and second time for a post debunking the "Ukrainian attack into Russia". 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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TechSpot

JANUARY 27, 2023

Russian publication Kommersant (via PCGamer) reports that the Russian government has instructed the Prosecutor General's Office and its ministries to introduce restrictions on video games within the country.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

Turns out not every company is going to grow vertically : Back when SPACs were hot, many startups looking to combine and go public were content to forecast aggressive revenue growth. And now it’s going to own Bandcamp, a platform best known for helping musical artists sell their tunes and keep most of the money.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 21, 2021

The cyberattack against SolarWinds, an ongoing espionage campaign already blamed on Russia , claimed the U.S. THE BIG PICTURE. Google says SolarWinds exposure “limited,” more breaches confirmed. Bureau of Labor Statistics as another federal victim this week. — Marcin Kleczynski (@mkleczynski) January 19, 2021.

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The Verge

MARCH 7, 2021

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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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2022

The Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime and Corruption of Belarus (GUBOPiK) has detained prominent Wikipedia editor Mark Bernstein, according to the Belarusian publication Zerkalo. The arrest comes after Bernstein’s personal information was shared on GOBUPiK’s public Telegram channel.

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TechSpot

MARCH 21, 2023

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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The Next Web

DECEMBER 18, 2012

We’re teaming up with local partners who know the scene well – in fact we’re still looking for great partners in Ireland, Russia and Turkey. ” Here’s how it will work: The Startup Awards are a public choice award, where the people decide on who will win the awards. You can find a list of locations below.

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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. domains, a move that would disconnect much of Russia from the global internet. Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge.

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The Verge

MARCH 3, 2022

At time of publication, the uv.ikiweb.ru As the ground war between Russia and Ukraine continues, the cyber domain has seen a growing number of vigilante actors mounting operations against Russia and its allies, with data leaks emerging as a strategic tool. site was inaccessible. Cosmonauts ??

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The Verge

MARCH 1, 2022

We have paused all product sales in Russia. RT News and Sputnik News are no longer available for download from the App Store outside Russia. As Cook highlights in his email (and as Apple has mentioned in public statements), Apple has taken a variety of actions in the region. Apple Pay and other services have been limited.

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The Verge

AUGUST 4, 2020

Early on, reports suggested that the fitness brand had been hit by a strain of ransomware called WastedLocker, which is believed to have been developed by individuals linked to a Russia-based hacking group. Garmin did not immediately respond to The Verge’s request for comment.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

Russia’s lower house of parliament has passed a law punishing “fake news” with up to 15 years in prison, according to Reuters. The rule would impose fines or jail terms for spreading false information about the military, as well as fines for people who publicly call for sanctions against Russia.

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The Verge

MARCH 11, 2022

million followers of @YourAnonNews on Twitter, this video was cited as the moment that Anonymous “declared war on Russia.” A lot of internet bystanders were getting ready to make trouble for Russia — and they were going to use the mantle of Anonymous to do it. Uploaded to YouTube and shared to the 7.8

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

The Meta-owned Facebook has already moved to pause ads from state-backed Russian media on its platform, while Twitter suspended all ads in both Ukraine and Russia to help ensure the visibility of public safety information. Russia has since restricted access to Facebook and Twitter.

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The Verge

OCTOBER 22, 2021

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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The Verge

APRIL 27, 2022

Excluding the impact of our exit from Russia, subscriber growth exceeded expectations,” the company said in its press release. Spotify announced it would be suspending its services in Russia at the end of March, a few days before the end of the financial quarter. We delivered another strong quarter building on momentum from 2021.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

While public markets have priced in some of these headwinds, their severity and duration remains unclear. Large-cap public technology company revenue and earnings have generally held up well to date but are expected to falter in the coming quarters as a result of Fed-induced, demand destruction. With respect to the U.S.

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The Verge

MARCH 4, 2022

He’s likely referring to the world’s notable dependence on Russian pipelines — a dependence which hasn’t stopped many governments from sanctioning Russia following its invasion of Ukraine , but has sparked fears over surging energy prices, particularly in Europe. Extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 18, 2025

Varjo and partner Dogfight Boss also announced in August that their headset-based F-16 simulator had been deployed to help Ukraine train fighter pilots in its war with Russia. In the U.S.,

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The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

“We have always supported the academia and pharma industry, both public and private sector organisations, and we have been clear that this work is our top priority at present,” an NCSC spokesperson said in an email to The Verge. According to an NCSC report , APT29 uses “a variety of tools and techniques” in its hacking operation.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Wall Street Journal reports that Russia is a suspect, specifically its foreign-intelligence service known as the SVR. Hackers targeted and accessed the firm’s so-called Red Team tools, which it uses to test customer security and find vulnerabilities. FireEye says that it does not believe any customer information was taken.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2021

The US Department of Justice has charged a Latvian woman for her role in allegedly developing the Trickbot malware, which was responsible for infecting millions of computers, targeting schools, hospitals, public utilities, and governments, the agency said in a news release.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

from Russia. The startup has a mass of developers based out of Russia but EWA itself is officially based in Singapore — something that Korneev said was very much intentional because it’s hard at the moment (understandably) for Russian startups to raise money from western investors. “People want to be entertained. .”

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Shares of Chinese technology companies are selling off at home and abroad this week as the nation’s ties to Russia add to investor uncertainty at the expense of China’s tech industry. In numerical terms, the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index fell more than 5.7% The Exchange explores startups, markets and money.

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The Verge

MARCH 19, 2022

Grief, which is said to be associated with well-known Russia-based hacking group Evil Corp , threatened to release more documents if its payment threshold wasn’t met. There’s no word on whether the NRA ever paid up.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The spies, working for Russia’s foreign intelligence service, had first targeted SolarWinds, an IT company whose software helps to remotely manage the networks of thousands of businesses, Fortune 500 organizations and federal government agencies. By late last year, the alarm bells were just starting to ring. federal networks.

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The Verge

AUGUST 6, 2020

The new labels are already being applied but will roll out gradually, with government labels being applied to officials from China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The full extent of this isn’t clear: searching for Russia-affiliated RT , for example, still brings up the account’s name with its new label.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2022

Firefly Aerospace’s roller coaster ride could soon send the rocket startup to the public market via a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, a recent filing with the FCC suggests. AEI took Redwire public last September via a SPAC merger. AEI declined to comment on the filing to TechCrunch. Air Force and other U.S.

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