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Do you know where your software comes from?

Computerworld Vertical IT

For many years, one security software vendor in particular was tagged as possibly having Russian ties — and as far back as 2017 , the US Government banned the use of Kaspersky antivirus over fears the security software could spy on defense contractors for Russia. Obviously, this comes up as the world sees what’s going on in Ukraine.

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Anonymous Hacking Group Targets Russian Government

SecureWorld News

Anonymous, the decentralized international activist and hacktivist collective, announced it will be the latest organization to join the efforts in fighting back against Russia. In a 2015 cyberattack, widely attributed to Russia state hackers, 225,000 Ukrainians lost electricity.

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Smooth Cybercriminals: Google Warns of Iran-Backed APT Hackers

SecureWorld News

Microsoft, for instance, just released the 2021 Digital Defense Report pointing a finger at Russia as making up 58% of all nation-state cyberattack incidents observed by the corporation. With numbers like that and a focus on ransomware, it is easy to see why Russia is owning most of the headlines.

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Germany shuts down servers for Russian darknet marketplace Hydra

The Verge

The market primarily caters to criminals in Russia and surrounding nations. Treasuremen,” or dealers connected with the site, push drugs throughout the region by hiding them in geo-tagged pickup locations. Hydra has the highest turnover rate out of any illegal market in the world. Yellen said. “In

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Astronauts arrive in Florida to set new NASA traditions for crewed spaceflight

GeekWire

.” He said he and Behnken drew upon their test pilot experiences with “tagging,” and slapped a sticker for their DM-2 mission on their Crew Dragon spacecraft simulator in Houston at the end of their final proficiency training session on Tuesday.

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The role of BRIC in the future of global media

Trends in the Living Networks

Immediately after my keynote will be a panel on Breaking Through BRIC: Understanding These Influential Global Media Landscapes , which will look at what is happening in the media landscapes of Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Tags: Future of media.

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Twitter removes thousands of accounts linked to Chinese Xinjiang propaganda

The Verge

Hundreds of the tweets were linked to an account with the handle @fuck_next, while others tried and failed to tag former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. As well as these China and Tanzania-linked operations, Twitter says it’s removed accounts related to misinformation campaigns from Mexico, Russia, Uganda, and Venezuela.