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CYBERSep 29Russia steps up VPN blocking after parliamentary elections. Ten services report tighter restrictions in a single week.After the State Duma elections, Russian authorities launched a new round of blocking VPN services. Ten services said they faced tighter restrictions over the past week, Verstka reported. The outlet did not name them, citing “security reasons.”Meduza [en]
CYBERSep 29Russian pizza chain Dodo Pizza says hackers breached its systems and may have accessed customer dataDodo Pizza said hackers attacked its IT systems and may have stolen some customers’ data.Meduza [en]
CYBERSep 28Russia keeps attacking Ukrainian data centers, calling it a ‘mandatory digital detox’Meduza [en]
CYBERSep 28Russia Hits Ukraine Largest Mobile Provider , Strikes Data Centreschronicle.lu · Luxembourg
CYBERSep 26Russian forces launch another attack on Cosmonova data centerUkrinform [en]
CYBERBREAKINGSep 25Russia attacking Ukraine's network infrastructure, but nationwide internet blackout unlikely – BeskrestnovUkrinform [en]
CYBERSep 25Zelensky says Russia has widened attacks to hit Ukraine's data centresBBC World
CYBERSep 25Russia’s mobile operators warn they’ll block bank calls starting October 15 if they aren’t labeledRussia’s Digital Development Ministry has asked the central bank to make sure banks are complying with a requirement to label mass calls, the Russian business daily Kommersant reported. Digital Development Minister Maksut Shadayev sent the request in a letter to Elvira Nabiullina, the head of Russia’s central bank.Meduza [en]
CYBERBREAKINGSep 25Russia targets Ukraine’s data centresFinancial Times
CYBERSep 25Russia's Hybrid Cyber-Physical War in Europe Heats UpDark Reading
CYBERSep 24Russia’s state-backed messaging app Max can secretly change how it surveils individual users, researchers at InterSecLab findMeduza [en]
CYBERBREAKINGSep 24Polish Deputy PM on Starlink station fire: Russia tries to deprive Ukraine of internet access at frontUkrinform [en]
CYBERSep 24Fire at Starlink installation in Poland, Deputy Prime Minister points to RussiaNOS Buitenland
CYBERSep 24Poland says Starlink fire was sabotagePolitico Europe
CYBERSep 24Poland says Starlink station fire 'act of sabotage'DW News [en]
CYBERSep 24Fire at Starlink station in central Poland was 'sabotage,' digital affairs minister saysEuroNews [en]
CYBERSep 24US Company That Sold Software To Pentagon, Secret Service Lied About Russian Ownership, Officials SayRFE/RL
CYBERBREAKINGSep 24Russian Attack Disrupts Internet and Digital Services Across Kyivcircleid.com · United States
CYBERSep 23Newsweek’s Polish edition: CIA warned Poland that Russia could damage undersea cables between Europe and the U.S.The CIA warned Poland of potential Russian hybrid threats as well as a possible provocation involving the banking system, Newsweek’s Polish edition reports.Meduza [en]
CYBERSep 23Russia weighs charging heavy 5G users for international data as part of its VPN crackdown. For now, the country’s 5G is Android-only.The Russian government is once again considering a fee for international data traffic exceeding 50 GB on 5G networks, sources told the BBC Russian Service.Meduza [en]
CYBERSep 23OpenAI grants Ukraine access to Daybreak to defend mounting Russian cyberattacksSeeking Alpha Tech
CYBERSep 23AI chatbots serve up content from Russia's sanctioned state-run outlets, RSF findsReporters Without Borders tested six AI chatbots by requesting news from RT, Sputnik, and other EU-sanctioned Russian outlets, and found that three produced full summaries with links and quotes, sometimes after encountering web pages explicitly stating the outlets were under sanctions.EuroNews [en]
CYBERSep 23Albania ‘Not Ready for the Risks’ as AI Enters the Electoral ArenaLack of up-to-date legislation and weak monitoring mechanisms mean AI-generated fakes and manipulated content are finding their way into Albanian political campaigning – and need to be tackled before 2027’s local elections.Balkan Insight
CYBERSep 22Viral NATO video falsely framed as ‘war propaganda’ against RussiaA viral NATO video is being falsely framed online as “war propaganda”, with users accusing the Alliance of sharing a “promotional video” designed to prepare the public for imminent war with Russia. But the footage is not new: NATO published it in July 2024 for its 75th anniversary, and it’s been stripped of its original context. The claim comes as European leaders warn of growing Russian hybrid threats, including alleged drone, cyber and sabotage activity. Vedika Bahl explains in Truth or Fake.France 24 [en]