Banks in Russia have lost at least 58.4 million rubles ($919,400) through cyberattacks carried out by infamous hacker groups Cobalt and Silence in 2018, according to a survey by Bank of Russia’s FinCERT (Financial Sector Computer Emergency Response Team) said on Friday, according to TASS.
"According to the data provided...
Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky has decided to comply with controversial government legislation on Internet freedoms, watchdog group Roskomsvoboda said, according to TechCo.
Users of the Kaspersky Secure Connection VPN say they have been denied access to websites blacklisted by the state communications regulator, Roskomnadzor.
Roskomsvoboda, an organization that monitors online censorship...
25 pilot zones for the new 5G communications format based of domestic-made equipment will be designated in Russia by 2024, authorities have announced, according to Megaobzor.
The plan is outlined in the roadmap for wireless technologies development, which was approved by the working group at the Digital Economy autonomous non-commercial...
One of the most highly anticipated projects in the blockchain world, the Telegram Open Network (TON), is gaining momentum and is now in beta testing mode, Bloomchain reported.
Messaging service Telegram, the company behind the project, released a test client for TON last month, according to an email to investors,...
Russian direct-to-home (DTH) TV services operator Orion has entered into a cooperation agreement with Media-Content for the broadcasting of Ultra HD channels Russian Extreme Ultra and Ultra HD Cinema, Broadband TV News reported.
According to the company, this is the first time it has used its play-out complex for the...
Russian rocket engine manufacturer NPO Energomash has prepared for export three RD-180 rocket engines to the United States, Defense World informs.
“In June, representatives of Pratt & Whitney, United Launch Alliance and RD Amross signed the forms for three engines. Over the course of two weeks, representatives of the aforementioned...
A bill introducing high administrative fines for incompliance with Russia’s data localization law entered the Russian State Duma this month, Interfax reported.
Proposed fines for first offense amount to 2,000,000 – 6,000,000 rubles (around US$30,000 – 90,000) for companies. Repeated offense by legal entities is punishable with fines in the...
The Bank of Russia’s governor Elvira Nabiullina has praised the implementation of blockchain technology in the local economy for the future, Crypto Daily reports.
Nabiullina said that blockchain is still a developing technology, but it does indeed “have a space in Russia’s financial matters” and will definitely be an active...
Chinese tech giant Huawei will hold talks with the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media during the summer about the possibility of switching the Chinese smartphones to the Russia-developed Aurora operating system (OS), the deputy minister said on Friday, according to RIA Novosti.
The U.S. government directed...
Turkey expects to take delivery of Russia's S-400 missile defense systems next month, despite strong U.S. opposition, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday, according to Business Day.
Speaking to a group of foreign journalists, Erdogan reiterated that the deal with Russia was sealed and there would be no turning...
