Having, last week, written about the lull before the storm, if the Ukraine Russia cyber conflict spills outside their borders: There may be evidence that it has started to happen, with the German office of the Russian oil company Rosneft reporting a cyber security breach: Viasat, Rosneft hit by cyberattacks …
Cyber criminals take sides
One aspect of the Russia Ukraine conflict that has reached the wider internet is the falling out of rival cyber criminal gangs as they take sides: Ukraine invasion opens political rift between cybercriminals • The Register
Go and read this – “reasons to be cheerful”
Are you doomscrolling because of the Ukraine Russia conflict or Covid-19? The Guardian has the solution for you: Stop doomscrolling! The 50 cheeriest social media accounts – from dancing academics to seal pups | Social media | The Guardian
Russia reacts to Meta and Nick Clegg comments!
Russia has now banned Instagram as an extremist organisation. Russia labels Meta ‘extremist organization, bans Instagram • The Register Ukraine Russia artilces on Smart Thinking Solutions
There could be a cyber storm coming – now is the time to prepare – UPDATED
This post was originally published on 10 March 2022. The Ukraine Russia conflict has been hot for a while now and there have been many column inches (or centimetres) written on how this conflict is also being fought on the internet – I have written many of them myself. Many …
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Could Russia use ransomware to circumvent sanctions?
Here is an article by Brian Stone, from TechRepublic, looking at the possibility and in the implications of such an action, following a statement by the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). Russia may try to dodge sanctions using ransomware payments, warns US Treasury | TechRepublic
TLS certificates are what internet trust is built on
Russia has created it’s own TLS certificate organisation and has started issuing these security and trust certificates to Russian sites, who can no longer access issuing authorities outside of the country, because of sanctions. Moscow to issue TLS certificates to Russian websites • The Register
