Russia followed through on its threat to block Meta-owned Instagram on Monday, cutting off access to tens of millions of users in the country. Instagram is popular in Russia. It’s Meta’s second most popular app there, according to data from Sensor Tower, behind ubiquitous messaging service WhatsApp. The app has Read more…
Amid the ongoing disruption from Russia, some ethical hackers in Ukraine are feeling lost as bug bounty platform HackerOne has allegedly withheld their payouts. The loss due to the sudden halt is said to have mounted to hundreds and thousands of dollars. A few of the affected ethical hackers — Read more…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s attempt to appeal extradition was denied by the UK’s Supreme Court on Monday. Assange was initially granted the right to petition the court in late January. The UK’s highest court denied Assange’s bid because “the application does not raise an arguable point of law,” according to Read more…
Crypto firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being deluged with requests to liquidate billions of dollars of virtual currency as Russians seek a safe haven for their fortunes, Reuters is reporting, citing company executives and financial sources. Some clients are using cryptocurrency to invest in real estate in Read more…
A number of Israeli government websites went down on Monday in what may be the largest-ever cyberattack carried out against the country. The Israeli cyber authority confirmed the attack was a DDos (Digital-denial of service) attack that had blocked access to government websites, and that all websites were back online. Read more…
Foxconn, the biggest assembler of Apple iPhones, is in talks with Saudi Arabia about jointly building a $9 billion multipurpose facility (Warning: source paywalled; alternative source) that could make microchips, electric-vehicle components and other electronics like displays, according to people familiar with the matter. The Saudi government is reviewing an Read more…
Newly discovered data-destroying malware was observed earlier today in attacks targeting Ukrainian organizations and deleting data across systems on compromised networks. BleepingComputer reports: “This new malware erases user data and partition information from attached drives,” ESET Research Labs explained. “ESET telemetry shows that it was seen on a few dozen Read more…