Saturday, April 27, 2024
Kommersant learned about a phishing assault on authorities from Russia and many nearby countries, which was recently revealed in the study carried out by specialists from British information security firm Cyjax, Kommersant writes.  These organisations, which include Armenia, Azerbaijan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Belarus, Ukraine, Turkey, Turkmenistan und Uzbekistan, are...
In 2020, the portal of the Mayor and the Government of Moscow launched an online charitable service that enables citizens to donate directly to Moscow NGOs via a unified virtual platform. Citizens can transfer money to charity organizations with no bank charges, at any convenient time and as many...
Moscow ranked third among cities in the world in the Coronavirus Innovation Map ranking, which shows the quantity and quality of innovative solutions against COVID-19. The list, compiled by the research center StartupBlink, includes 80 cities from 31 countries, ICT Moscow reported. Moscow, with 4,891 points, was second only to...
According to Roskomnadzor, Google's argument that an unfavorable court decision will have a negative effect on Russian users is an attempt to blackmail the government.  Following the publication of information about the corporation's possible departure from the country and the termination of the company's responsibilities under Russian Federation law in...
Russia reportedly aims to become the first country to utilize space tourism as a legitimate, regular business venture, by offering spacewalks around the International Space Station (ISS). According to an official from the country's space industry, the plan will rely on a new module that could transport up to six...
U.S.-based tech giant Google has paid a fine of 500,000 rubles (around $7,600) for failing to remove search links to banned information, Russia's state media and telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor said Friday, according to TASS news agency. Roskomnadzor imposed the fine in December, accusing Google of breaching the Russian legislation that...
A Russian Soyuz rocket delivered 34 more satellites to orbit for OneWeb’s space-based Internet network in the company’s second launch this year, Space News reported. OneWeb intends to deploy a total of more than 600 satellites in low Earth orbit, which are designed to provide consumers on the ground with...
Russia has unveiled a device said to be capable of detecting and analyzing airborne pathogens like bacteria, toxins and viruses – including Covid-19. It alerts of potential danger within seconds, and then pinpoints its source, Russia Today reports. Dubbed “Detector Bio,” the device was showcased by the KMZ factory –...
Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, said Wednesday that it had negotiated with Google the settlement of a possible administrative fine caused by the tech giant's noncompliance with Russian legislation, Vedomosti reports. Vadim Subotin, deputy head of Roskomnadzor (Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media) met with Google's representative...
Russian internet giant Yandex on Wednesday launched its first ever smartphone in a highly anticipated move into hardware that builds on its popular service apps, Kommersant reports. The new smartphone, called Yandex.Phone, will go on sale on Thursday in Russia and online. It will cost 17,990 rubles ($269/237 euros) -- less than...