Aide to the President of the Russian Federation Patrushev accused U.S and U.K. in preparations of attacks against international communications underwater cables
1 week agoMetrics show internet has been cut in Mozambique for a 5th day as authorities crack down on the March on Maputo movement; a series of curfew-style internet shutdowns and social media restrictions have limited the visibility of opposition protests over election results
Chinese hackers accessed sensitive cellular logs on a vast number of Americans after penetrating inside a swathe of U.S. telecommunications providers earlier this year, according to two people involved in the response to the hacks
As @netblocks reported today, while mobile connections got restored after 3 days of curfew-style blackouts, social media remains restricted as Mozambique Protests continue. VPNs allow people to bypass blocks
Iranian users are reporting internet disruptions in Tehran and Karaj amid the Israeli airstrikes
3 week agoVTB has experienced a failure, transfers are unavailable, including between your own accounts, you can't send money to VTB from third-party banks
Kremlin spokesperson denies WSJ information that Putin and Elon Musk were in the contact since 2022
4 week agoApps blocked in Turkey following attack on Turkish aerospace agency HQ in Ankara: X, YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, TikTok, Facebook. The apps are not fully blocked, but authorities are implementing bandwidth throttling of up to 90%, which effectively prevents their use. Turkey’s Information and Communication Authority (BTK) is authorised to impose bandwidth throttling on social media platforms for up to 10 hours in urgent situations, such as "terror" attacks or natural disasters. For longer throttling periods, a court order is required
1 month agoThe Telegram account "Middle East Spectator" claims: We are open source news archives. We thought the documents were running on Telegram. We do not know the identity of the leaker and reject attempts by the American and Israeli media to intimidate our reporters"
CNN report: An investigation has been opened in the US following the leak of classified intelligence documents from the Pentagon regarding Israel's preparations for a response in Iran. The documents were published on a Telegram account called "Middle East Spectator" and, among other things, contain an alleged description of Air Force exercises
North Korean hackers use newly discovered Linux malware to raid ATMs
1 month agoThe websites of the Russia Ministry of Internal Affairs have stopped working Today, from about 4 p.m., the websites of the Ministry of Internal Affairs are unavailable.
Sri Lanka arrests over 230 Chinese in cybercrime raids
All communication networks are cut off in Sennar State
1 month agoReal-time network data show the growing impact of Hurricane Milton across Florida with connectivity in Sarasota down to 14% of ordinary levels; the incident is attributed to flash floods and downed lines leaving over two million without power and telecoms
1 month agoRussian troops that used Discord to stream video from reconnaissance drones reportedly have issues after Russian Media watchdog Roskomnadzor issued an order to ban the platform
The Discord messenger has been blocked in Russia for violating legal requirements, Roskomnadzor reports.
Raids in six German states helped shut down a major darknet child porn site
Rossiya 1, Radio Mayak and other VGTRK services have been hacked, Gazeta.ru writes, citing a source. Online broadcasting and internal services are down, there is no Internet or telephony
In Moldova, Yandex, Zen and Rutube were blocked at the request of the security service, the country's largest ISP reported
Russian authorities had detained 96 people during raids against UAPS payments system and Cryptex cryptocurrency exchange
Britain has imposed sanctions against 16 members of the Russian-linked hacker group Evil Corp, the British Foreign Office said.
A Russian disinfo campaign disclosed by the FBI argued that Twitter/X, had become “the only mass platform that could currently be utilized” in the United States.". because it was the only one that didn't remove Russian created content
Residents tell Yemen Monitor of internet outage and slowdown in Sanaa and Houthi areas
Report: Lebanon prevents Iranian planes from entering its airspace - after Israel hacked into the airport systems in Beirut
US offering $10 million reward for info on Iranian cyber actors liked to IRGC election meddling efforts
1 month agoThe IDF says it has uncovered at least 17 fake social media profiles operated by the Hezbollah terror group in a plot to gather intelligence on the military. The profiles, uncovered by the IDF's Information Security Department, tried to trick soldiers into revealing sensitive information about their location in bases and troop locations, the military says.
2 month agoTikTok has removed the accounts of propagandists Sputnik International, Sputnik Serbia, Sputnik Afrique, Sputnik Africa, Sputnik Brasil, Sputnik Mundo and Sputnik Indonesia. This happened amid accusations from the US that propagandists interfered in the elections, RT complains.
2 month agoThe National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine has banned the use of Telegram in state authorities, military formations, and critical infrastructure facilities
The relevant authorities are checking the veracity of the information about the cyberattack by Russian hackers on the database of the office of the Prime Minister of Armenia
