Russia | ForkLog - Part 103

ForkLog 11 29.07.2020

Russian woman loses over 850,000 rubles in a Bitcoin purchase via messaging app

Unknown individuals deceived a resident of Norilsk by offering to buy her Bitcoin for 856,000 rubles.

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ForkLog 10 28.07.2020

Experts: Crypto does not need legal status to be confiscated by authorities

The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed seizing from citizens funds whose provenance cannot be proven, for the benefit of the Pension Fund (PFR). The corresponding amendments to the Budget Code have already been submitted for government consideration, Izvestiya reports.

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Krzysztof Shpak 492 17.07.2020

UK, U.S., and Canada Accuse Russia of Hacking Attacks to Steal Secret Research on Covid-19 Vaccine

Great Britain has claimed that the Russian government-backed hackers made an attempt to illegally obtain secret research on a coronavirus vaccine developed by Britain. Apart from the United Kingdom, the Russian intelligence allegedly targeted pharmaceutical research organizations in the United States and Canada as part of the attack.

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Krzysztof Shpak 542 15.07.2020

What Prompted Sudden Truce Between Telegram and Russian Watchdogs: Main Theories

On June 18th, Russia’s internet and media watchdog Roskomnadzor posted a short notice saying that Telegram messenger is no longer subject to blocking in the Russian Federation. The ban that lasted for two years and has been lifted because the messenger executives agreed to cooperate with the authorities in fighting terrorism and extremism.

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Krzysztof Shpak 526 13.07.2020

Trump Acknowledges 2018 Cyberattack Against Russian Troll Farm

The U.S. president has acknowledged that the U.S. Cyber Command launched a cyberattack on a Russian media company Internet Research Agency back in 2018. The agency is colloquially known as the “troll farm” that had gained international fame through the interference of the 2016 presidential election and 2018 midterms.

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Krzysztof Shpak 612 13.07.2020

Germany Calls On EU Countries to Impose Cyber Sanctions On Russian Hackers

The German government has urged the European Union to sanction Russian citizens responsible for the largest cyber-attack ever against the Bundestag, which was carried out in 2015. If so, the move will mark the first real use case of the so-called “EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox” introduced in 2017 and designed to respond to malicious cyber […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 1382 13.06.2020

Eastern Europe Hit by Massive Russia and China-backed Cyberattacks, Including Strong Propaganda on Social Networks, Analysis Suggests

This spring, an array of European countries faced a massive cyberattack campaign, with nearly 80 critical infrastructure institutions in Eastern and Central Europe affected. The attacks reportedly were in favor of Russia’s and China’s interests in Europe.

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Krzysztof Shpak 710 27.05.2020

Kremlin-Backed Hacking Group Targets Power and Water Sector of Germany, Report

A hacking group linked with the Russian government has reportedly carried out a series of attacks on energy, water, and power sectors of Germany, cybersecurity-focused outlet Cyberscoop reported on May 26.

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Krzysztof Shpak 1637 11.05.2020

Monument to Soviet Construction That Feeds Bitcoin Mining

Like any other high-power computing hardware, Proof-of-Work mining rigs turn lots of electricity into lots of heat, which makes this business very sensitive to geographic location. Large mining farms and data centers tend to congregate around the cheapest electricity providers available, preferably somewhere colder.

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Krzysztof Shpak 6838 07.04.2020

Safety Over Freedom: How Governments Introduce Surveillance Under Veil of Coronavirus Control

“A big battle has been raging in recent years over our privacy. The coronavirus crisis could be the battle’s tipping point.” That’s a warning from a Financial Times’ article by Yuval Noah Harari, the author of “Sapiens,” about the loss of freedom in a time when many are willing to sacrifice everything for the feeling […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 360 25.02.2020

Russian Promises: Norilsk Nickel’s Tokenization Platform May Catalyze the Slowly Developing Russian Crypto Legislation

Russian Central Bank has approved the digital platform of Norilsk Nickel for trading tokens backed by commodities. On February 17, the Central Bank confirmed that the platform’s testing was successfully completed. It took place in the regulator’s own “sandbox.”

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ForkLog 1931 31.10.2019

Exclusive: CZ Binance on His Wealth, Values, Russia and China

Binance’s founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, 42, made his way from a small town in China to a Forbes cover and became a shy rockstar of the bitcoin-industry. Widely known as CZ, today he runs one of the biggest crypto exchanges in the world which offers a wide range of services from spot trading to […]

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