Russian hackers trying to hack NATO
Published in News
Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:56

Russian hackers trying to hack NATO


Some eastern European governments also targeted

Russian hackers have attempted to penetrate the networks of NATO and the militaries of some eastern European countries.

Yandex will run out of hardware in a year
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Thursday, 31 March 2022 12:48

Yandex will run out of hardware in a year


Sanctions

Russia's Google which creates products ranging from the country's dominant search engine to its biggest ride-hail service, will have run out of hardware in about a year.

Russian hackers scanning US energy companies
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Wednesday, 30 March 2022 12:29

Russian hackers scanning US energy companies


FBI rather concerned

The untouchables have warned that Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical infrastructure in the United States.

Russian army faces 21st century problem.
Published in Mobiles
Tuesday, 29 March 2022 12:33

Russian army faces 21st century problem.


Soldiers with phones

The Washington Post reports Russian troops in Ukraine "have relied, with surprising frequency, on unsecured communication devices such as smartphones and push-to-talk radios."

Russians bomb retro computer technology museum
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Pacman machines clearly have a military purpose

One of the casualties of the Russian/Ukraine war has been the destruction of more than 500 pieces of retro computer and technology history.

Russian newspaper accidently reports truth, blames hackers
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We are sorry this will not happen again

Russian media has apologised for publishing an accurate death toll from the Ukraine war and blamed hackers for the mistake.

Facebook is extremist court rules
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Tuesday, 22 March 2022 12:59

Facebook is extremist court rules


In Russia disagreeing with Tsar Putin makes you a neo-nazi extremist

A Moscow court said on Monday that Meta was guilty of "extremist activity", but its WhatsApp messenger service was not.

Russians rush to download Wackpedia before it disappears
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Ironic

Russians are apparently downloading an local copy of the Russian-language Wikipedia before Tsar Putin’s goons kick down their door and demand it be switched off.

Open source might be a Ukraine war casualty
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Weaponised and bogged down

Open source and cloud technology might be collateral damage in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Russia will run out of data storage in two months
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Putin told to get off our cloud

As Tsar Putin invaded Ukraine and started to carpet bomb its cities, he apparently did not figure on running out of cloud space.