In a cabinet meeting, Nepal Government decides to ban TikTok: Nepal's Minister of Communication
7 month agoConfirmed: Live network data show a major internet outage on Yemen's Houthi-controlled YemenNet telco; the incident has knocked the operator offline, leaving overall national connectivity at 33% of ordinary levels
Reuters - Social media researchers have canceled, suspended or changed more than 100 studies about X, formerly Twitter, as a result of actions taken by Elon Musk that limit access to the social media platform
8 month agoLive network data show a new collapse in connectivity in the Gaza Strip with high impact to Paltel, the last remaining major operator serving the territory; the incident will be experienced as the third telecommunications blackout since the start of the conflict
Cloudflare says it has restored most services after power outages at multiple data centers impacted its products, including Cloudflare API and Stream API
President Biden issues executive order on artificial intelligence, establishing new standards for safety and security
8 month agoConfirmed: Real-time network data show that internet connectivity is being restored in the Gaza Strip; service was disrupted on Friday amid heavy bombardment by Israel, leaving most residents cut off from the outside world at a critical moment
8 month agoThe Hopewell Area School District in Beaver County says their network was disrupted because of a sophisticated ransomware attack. The district says they were targeted by unknown criminals. Still looking to see if any data was accessed
22 Russian media websites will be blocked in Moldova. Among them are RT, Zvezda and Tsargrad.
Ministry of Defence of Sweden: It has been confirmed that the telecommunications cable between Sweden and Estonia was damaged through external force or tampering. NATO has increased their presence in the Baltic Sea by deploying a minesweeping vessel and increased air surveillance
The website of the Israeli Chevra Kadisha (Jewish Burial Society) came under cyber attack on Saturday afternoon
8 month agoFinnish police: Baltic sea pipeline investigation is now focused on the role of the vessel Newpolar Bear
8 month agoApparently Telegram started blocking some Palestinian channels, including Hamas' official channel
Swedish civil defence minister says have received information that a telecoms cable between Estonia and Sweden has been damaged; the damage occured at a similar time to the damage to the pipeline between Finland and Estonia
The only way for communication in Gaza is via sms and it lags
Israeli army spokesman: "At the moment there are no attacks or attempted cyber attacks - we will continue to monitor"
Israeli Minister of Communications: We will stop all internet services in the Gaza Strip, starting tomorrow, Saturday
The Israeli security agency is checking the possibility that Hamas hacked the facebook account of the organizer of the festival that was attacked on Saturday by the group. The organizer had his Facebook account hacked a few weeks before the festival
Elon Musk’s X labelled or removed ‘tens of thousands’ of posts on Hamas attack: CEO
8 month agoEuropean Commissioner for Internal Market Thierry Breton: Following the terrorist attacks by Hamas against , we have indications of X/Twitter being used to disseminate illegal content & disinformation in the EU. Urgent letter to @elonmusk on DSA obligations
8 month agoRussia is reinforcing its presence in the Arctic through the connection of Franz Josef Land to Novaya Zemlya with underwater cable this month. The operation will be carried by cable layer YAUZA, already on site
Massive disruption at database of Russian pension fund, following the disruption at database of Russian patrol police
9 month agoKosovo public broadcaster has secured a document with talking points the Vucic government sent to its embassies, demanding KFOR replace the KP in the north
The Cyber Commanders Forum is attended by commanders responsible for cybersecurity from 35 countries located on all continents - including NATO countries from Europe and North America, as well as allied and partner countries from other regions - including Ukraine, as well as Australia, Brazil, Japan, or Singapore
Elon Musk's X is the biggest source of disinformation, EU officials said, urging social media platforms to step up their vigilance to combat Russia's "war of ideas"
Access to the TikTok application is limited in Azerbaijan
9 month agoLive metrics show a significant disruption to internet connectivity in Zahedan, Iran; the incident continues the weekly pattern of regional internet shutdowns targeting anti-government protests, and comes on the eve of the anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death
Total collapse of the electrical grid in Nigeria has caused widespread blackouts across the largest economy in Africa
9 month agoIn her SOTU, EU Commission Chief von der Leyen shares a chilling opinion she says summarizes a group of scientists/experts: "Mitigating the *risk of extinction from AI* should be a global priority alongside other societal scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war."
9 month agoMetrics show that service has been restored on SpaceX Starlink satellite internet platform (AS14593) after an hour outage affecting multiple countries; the operator has not issued an explanation; incident duration ~50m
