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CYBEROct 12Ukraine Targets 'Russia's Google' In Third Strike On Yandex Data CentersRFE/RL
CYBEROct 12Ukraine knocked out key Yandex data centers. The fallout is being felt across Russia.Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 12Did Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centres cause Russian bot activity to plummet?EuroNews [en]
CYBEROct 12People are rejoicing about the removal of Russian bots from social media – but the truth is far more complicatedBot traffic has really reduced in the wake of an attack on a Russian internet company – but it doesn’t tell the full storyThe Independent World
CYBEROct 12Russia's Yandex will need six months to replace drone-damaged equipmentDrone strikes on three Yandex data centres have triggered severe server shortages, driving up cloud service tariffs and forcing costly security upgrades.pravda_uk · ukraine
CYBEROct 11Ukraine strikes Russian data centre again despite Trump warningBBC World
CYBEROct 11Ukraine steps up strikes on Russia’s tech infrastructure, damaging third data center in 4 dayskiro7 · united states of america
CYBEROct 11Ukraine steps up strikes on Russia’s tech infrastructure, damaging third data center in 4 dayswgauradio · united states of america
CYBEROct 9Ukraine strikes Russian tech giant’s data centresFinancial Times
CYBEROct 9Iran and Russia used ChatGPT for propaganda by ‘fake journalists’, OpenAI saysThe American tech giant said it banned Russian and Iranian accounts that had been using ChatGPT models to generate content and fake journalist personas to spread false narratives about the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and sow division.EuroNews [en]
CYBEROct 9OpenAI caught Russians and Iranians using ChatGPT for influence campaignsNPR News
CYBEROct 8OpenAI bans Russian, Iranian ChatGPT propaganda networksFrance 24 [en]
CYBEROct 8OpenAI users in Russia, Iran used models to push political agenda online, in mediaOpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday — the latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The influence operations used OpenAI models alongside “more traditional techniques and technologies…The Hill
CYBEROct 8Zelensky: Strike on Yandex data center was a mirror response to Russia's actionsUkrinform [en]
CYBEROct 8Russia has spent a decade trying to stop people from bypassing internet censorship. Now it plans to spend nearly 60 billion rubles over three years on traffic filtering.Russia is preparing a new wave of restrictions on tools used to bypass internet blocks. The budget for the next three years includes a record 60 billion rubles for traffic filtering. The Digital Development Ministry wants to make mobile internet much more expensive for VPN users, and there are plans to put companies’ corporate networks under strict oversight by the Federal Security Service (FSB). Dozens of other restrictions have accumulated in recent years. We looked back at the main ones to show how the state has methodically cut Russians off from the free internet — and where we are on thatMeduza [en]
CYBEROct 8Pro-Russian hacker group NoName targets Italian Foreign Ministry websiteChecks are under way on the websites of Italian embassies and consulates abroad following a suspected similar cyberattack by pro-Russian hackersEuroNews [en]
CYBEROct 8Russian Spies Give 'MatchBoil' Malware a Stealthy FaceliftCyber-espionage actor UAC-0099 has been steadily refining its flagship dropper in campaigns targeting Ukrainian organizations.Dark Reading
CYBERBREAKINGOct 8Major internet outage hits Russia after strike on Yandex data centerUkrinform [en]
CYBEROct 8Websites of major Russian news outlets stop loading after Ukraine’s attack on Yandex data centerMeduza [en]
CYBEROct 8As Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian data centers, could Ukraine soon be offline?DW News [en]
CYBEROct 8UK and Germany to launch security pact against Russian sabotage and cyber attacksThe prime minister’s trip comes amid an intelligence scandal that has rocked GermanyThe Independent World
CYBEROct 6Russia to double spending on internet traffic blocking and filteringRussia plans to spend nearly 60 billion rubles over the next three years on its system for filtering and blocking internet resources, according to an appendix to the draft budget reviewed by the business magazine Forbes Russia.Meduza [en]
CYBEROct 6Exclusive: Russian Computers, US Phones, Hunter Biden’s Laptop, Cracked By Powerful Russian-Made Software. Who's Behind It?RFE/RL
CYBEROct 6Fake NATO deaths, Epstein claims and drones: how Russia targets elections in the BalticsRussia-linked disinformation campaigns targeting elections in Estonia and Latvia have focused less on individual candidates or the voting process itself and more on sowing confusion around the security issues shaping voters’ decisions, according to a new report.EuroNews [en]