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CYBEROct 18Ukraine targets Russia Google as the internet becomes a new front line – WTOP NewsUkraine is targeting Russia's Google, indicating that the internet has become a significant new front line in the ongoing conflict. This suggests an escalation in cyber warfare tactics between the two nations.wtop.com · United States
CYBEROct 16Russian intelligence may have hired a Turkish crime gang to set fire to a Starlink ground station in Poland, Spiegel reportsMeduza [en]
CYBEROct 16Russia Appears to Step Up Efforts to Influence U.S. VotersOne campaign has created social media posts focusing on U.S. support for Israel to sow discord ahead of the midterm elections.NYT US
CYBEROct 16Ukrainian drone strikes highlight the vulnerability of Russia’s data centersAtlantic Council
CYBEROct 16Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers disrupted Russian court operationsDozens of court hearings in Russia were disrupted due to “technical malfunctions” after strikes by Ukraine’s armed forces on Yandex data centers, the independent Russian news outlet Verstka reported.Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 16Attacks on Russian data centers did not silence troll armiesAfgelopen week leek het even alsof Russische trollenlegers tot stilte waren gebracht. Oekraïense drones hadden meermaals datacentra getroffen van Yandex, een groot Russisch technologiebedrijf. President Zelensky beweerde maandag dat er op sociale media "minder haat, minder verdeeldheid en minder provocaties" te zien was. Op sociale media ging een grafiek van cloudbedrijf Cloudflare viraal. Daarin was een sterke daling van het webverkeer van Yandex-bots te zien, waaruit sommige socialemediagebruikers de conclusie trokken dat Russische trollenlegers minder actief waren en er minder desinformatieNOS Buitenland
CYBEROct 16Russia’s Digital Development Ministry proposed using AI to find and block VPNsRussia’s Digital Development Ministry has proposed using artificial intelligence to analyze VPN services’ characteristics, aiming to detect and block them more effectively.Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 15Broken dating apps and delayed takeaways: How Ukrainian strikes on data centres are upending daily life in RussiaAfter Russian energy attacks left Ukrainians without heating and electricity last winter, Kyiv has in 2026 sought to disrupt Russian daily life in responseThe Independent World
CYBEROct 15Russia and China are using AI to stage relentless cyberattacks against the UKNew Scientist
CYBEROct 14"We must prepare for attacks against critical systems": the cyber threat intensifies in Europe as in RussiaDÉCRYPTAGE - Depuis plusieurs semaines, les incidents se multiplient sur tous les fronts. Les investigations sont toujours en cours.Le Figaro International
CYBERBREAKINGOct 14Major internet outage hits Russia after drone attack on Sberbank data center, media reportUkrinform [en]
CYBERBREAKINGOct 14Major internet outage hits Russia after drone attack on Sberbank data center, media reportukrinform · ukraine
CYBEROct 14Russian telecom operator Rostelecom proposes ‘doomsday’ backup data center to restore services after attacksRussia needs a “doomsday” data center, said Valery Yermakov, deputy chairman of Rostelecom’s management board. He made the proposal on the day Ukrainian drones first attacked a Sber data center.Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 14Ukrainian drones are hitting Russia’s biggest data centers. Why are they so vulnerable — and can anything protect them?Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 14Russia’s internet shutdowns push state firms back to landline phonesState procurement of landline telephones tripled in the first eight months of 2026 as mobile internet outages hit nearly 80% of the country. Rostelecom’s chief urged Russians to keep one at home “like a fire extinguisher".EuroNews [en]
CYBEROct 14Russian Influence Operation Widely Targeting Latin AmericaThe AI-enabled operation used spoofed emails, fake government documents, and the creation of a local organization to target schools in Peru and Ecuador, among other efforts.Dark Reading
CYBEROct 14Fact check: Misleading graph about alleged Russian bot activityDid attacks on Russian data centers reduce bot activity around Germany's AfD? A viral graph claims they did. But it contains significant inconsistencies and provides no evidence to support the claim.DW News [en]
CYBEROct 14Strikes on Russian data centers could be as disruptive as attacks on oil refineries, expert saysUkrinform [en]
CYBEROct 13Have Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres hit Russian online disinformation?France 24 [en]
CYBEROct 13The 'Russian Google,' war spoils for Ukraine.El Mundo
CYBEROct 13How Ukraine's Strikes On Data Centers Disrupted Taxis, Shopping, And Business In Russia And BeyondRFE/RL
CYBEROct 12Ukrainian drone strikes have plunged Russia’s internet into crisis. Meduza explains why the damage has been so extensive, and why a full recovery will likely take months.Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 12Lithuanian prime minister says more Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers could help safeguard European elections from interferenceLithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius suggested more strikes on Russian data centers when asked at the Warsaw Security Forum how European countries could protect their elections from interference, LRT reported.Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 12Ukraine now targets Russian data centers and the troll armyNOS Buitenland