Russia | ForkLog - Part 103

ForkLog 25 04.08.2020

Cashier at illegal online bookmaker 1XBet charged with organising illegal gambling operation

Russia's Federal Tax Service has secured a criminal indictment against a cashier at the illegal online bookmaker 1XBet under Article 171.2 of the Criminal Code, "Illegal Organisation and Conduct of Gambling", Kommersant reports.

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ForkLog 19 04.08.2020

Passports of blockchain-vote participants in Russia put up for sale on the dark web

Unknown actors are selling on the dark web a database of 1.1 million passports of Russians who participated in the blockchain-vote on the constitutional amendments. This was reported by Kommersant.

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ForkLog 15 03.08.2020

Opinion: Ban on anonymous replenishment of electronic wallets will not affect Russia’s P2P market

On August 3, amendments to the law 'On the National Payment System' came into force in Russia, restricting cash top-ups to electronic wallets.

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ForkLog 24 01.08.2020

Ripple: plaintiffs cannot explain how they were misled in the sale of XRP

Ripple's lawyers filed an amendment to the motion to dismiss the securities-lawsuit. In their view, the plaintiff failed to prove the falsity of the statements made by the company and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse regarding XRP during the token sale.

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ForkLog 19 31.07.2020

EU sanctions Russia’s GRU over NotPetya ransomware attack

The Main Center for Special Technologies of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces (GRU) has been included in the EU sanctions list for involvement in the NotPetya ransomware attacks in 2017.

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ForkLog 12 29.07.2020

Russian woman loses over 850,000 rubles in a Bitcoin purchase via messaging app

Unknown individuals deceived a resident of Norilsk by offering to buy her Bitcoin for 856,000 rubles.

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ForkLog 11 28.07.2020

Experts: Crypto does not need legal status to be confiscated by authorities

The Russian Ministry of Finance has proposed seizing from citizens funds whose provenance cannot be proven, for the benefit of the Pension Fund (PFR). The corresponding amendments to the Budget Code have already been submitted for government consideration, Izvestiya reports.

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Krzysztof Shpak 496 17.07.2020

UK, U.S., and Canada Accuse Russia of Hacking Attacks to Steal Secret Research on Covid-19 Vaccine

Great Britain has claimed that the Russian government-backed hackers made an attempt to illegally obtain secret research on a coronavirus vaccine developed by Britain. Apart from the United Kingdom, the Russian intelligence allegedly targeted pharmaceutical research organizations in the United States and Canada as part of the attack.

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Krzysztof Shpak 553 15.07.2020

What Prompted Sudden Truce Between Telegram and Russian Watchdogs: Main Theories

On June 18th, Russia’s internet and media watchdog Roskomnadzor posted a short notice saying that Telegram messenger is no longer subject to blocking in the Russian Federation. The ban that lasted for two years and has been lifted because the messenger executives agreed to cooperate with the authorities in fighting terrorism and extremism.

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Krzysztof Shpak 534 13.07.2020

Trump Acknowledges 2018 Cyberattack Against Russian Troll Farm

The U.S. president has acknowledged that the U.S. Cyber Command launched a cyberattack on a Russian media company Internet Research Agency back in 2018. The agency is colloquially known as the “troll farm” that had gained international fame through the interference of the 2016 presidential election and 2018 midterms.

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Krzysztof Shpak 618 13.07.2020

Germany Calls On EU Countries to Impose Cyber Sanctions On Russian Hackers

The German government has urged the European Union to sanction Russian citizens responsible for the largest cyber-attack ever against the Bundestag, which was carried out in 2015. If so, the move will mark the first real use case of the so-called “EU Cyber Diplomacy Toolbox” introduced in 2017 and designed to respond to malicious cyber […]

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Krzysztof Shpak 1393 13.06.2020

Eastern Europe Hit by Massive Russia and China-backed Cyberattacks, Including Strong Propaganda on Social Networks, Analysis Suggests

This spring, an array of European countries faced a massive cyberattack campaign, with nearly 80 critical infrastructure institutions in Eastern and Central Europe affected. The attacks reportedly were in favor of Russia’s and China’s interests in Europe.

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