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TikTok bans Russian state media accounts over ‘covert influence operations’ ahead of US election | Science & Tech News
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TikTok has said it’s removed accounts associated with Russian state media for “engaging in covert influence operations”. It’s part of the site’s efforts to prevent disinformation in the run up to November’s US presidential election. Accounts affected are those from media group Rossiya Segodnya, which owns the RIA Novosti and Sputnik news services; and TV-Novosti,…
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Russian officials accuse Meta of ‘overt censorship’ after global Instagram and Facebook ban | Science & Tech News
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Russian officials are accusing Meta of “overt censorship” after the company banned Russian state media networks from its apps. RT, Rossiya Segodnya and other state media accounts were blocked around the world over claims they carried out covert operations to influence social media users. The Russian Embassy in the UK has now told Sky News…
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Who is Russian billionaire Pavel Durov, the Telegram messaging app founder detained in France? | Science & Tech News
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Billionaire Telegram founder Pavel Durov was arrested after arriving in France on his private jet at the weekend. He was reportedly the subject of a search warrant, with French news outlets suggesting an investigation focused on a lack of moderators on the encrypted messaging app and potential criminal activity by users. Telegram is one of…
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Space station astronauts forced to shelter as Russian satellite breaks into more than 100 pieces | Science & Tech News
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Astronauts on the International Space Station were forced to take shelter last night after a Russian satellite broke into more than 100 pieces. The nine astronauts living on the space station were told to shelter in their respective spacecraft, according to NASA, after the debris was spotted. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunni Williams boarded…
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Five Russian nationals charged after disruption of notorious cyber crime gang Lockbit | UK News
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US authorities have charged five Russian nationals after a global operation to take down an infamous cyber crime gang that holds victims’ data to ransom. Lockbit has been disrupted by the National Crime Agency (NCA) and a coalition of international police agencies, including the FBI, who have taken control of the group’s extortion website. The…
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FBI disrupts hacking network ‘linked to Russian intelligence services’ | US News
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US officials say they have disrupted a hacking network linked to Russian intelligence services. They say the hackers – believed to be from the secretive hacking arm of Russia’s Main Intelligence Directorate (better known as the GRU) – gained access to more than 1,000 personal and small business internet routers in the US and around…
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Russian hackers have plenty of data left to leak – and the timing could be a serious problem | Science & Tech News
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The UK government has accused Russian intelligence services of a large-scale hacking operation with the aim of undermining the British political system. This wave of attacks is thought to have started in 2015 with targeted attacks on politicians, including attempts to convince them to reveal confidential information by posing as a trusted party. Read more:…
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International Space Station: Leak on Russian module prompts investigation after third incident in 10 months | Science & Tech News
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Scientists are looking for answers after detecting a leak from a lab on the International Space Station (ISS) – the third such incident in less than a year on a Russian-controlled segment. Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, confirmed the leak came from a backup coolant system used to regulate the temperature in its Nauka module,…
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Russian hackers who backed Ukraine war and targeted UK hospitals during COVID pandemic are hit with sanctions | UK News
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Eleven members of a Russian hacking gang that supported Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine and targeted UK hospitals during the COVID pandemic have been hit with sanctions. The Trickbot group extorted at least $180m (£145m) across the world, including at least £27m from 149 victims in the UK, where it targeted schools, councils and businesses,…
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Crashed Russian spacecraft likely cause of new crater on the moon – as NASA releases images | Science & Tech News
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NASA has found a new crater on the moon likely caused by the impact of a Russian spacecraft that crashed last month. Luna-25, a robot lander, met its untimely end as it looked to touch down on the lunar surface’s south pole. Russia had hoped it would spend a year collecting samples of rock and…