{"id":49709,"date":"2021-09-18T10:44:44","date_gmt":"2021-09-18T07:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=49709"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:01:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T11:01:35","slug":"telegram-dubbed-the-new-darknet-as-blocks-sweep-russia-and-other-cybersecurity-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/telegram-dubbed-the-new-darknet-as-blocks-sweep-russia-and-other-cybersecurity-developments\/","title":{"rendered":"Telegram dubbed the new darknet as blocks sweep Russia and other cybersecurity developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We round up the week&#8217;s most important cybersecurity news.<\/p>\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-text-wrappers-keypoints article_keypoints\\\">\\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\\\"wp-block-list\\\" id=\\\"block-de6dc439-665a-4153-a8e7-31f4cffe00c2\\\">\\n<\/p>\n<li>Experts documented a series of service blocks in Russia using threat-prevention equipment (TSPU).<\/li>\n<li>Chrome fixed two zero-day vulnerabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Media dubbed Telegram the \u201cnew darknet,\u201d noting a substantial rise in the platform&#8217;s popularity among cybercriminals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"><strong>Russia sees a wave of blocks on various services<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of September 15, Russian users began experiencing access issues to Google Docs and telegra.ph. Experts <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/experts-report-google-docs-blockage-in-russia\">stated<\/a> that the services are being blocked with threat-prevention equipment (TSPU).<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The creator of Red Shield VPN Vladislav Zdolnikov also <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.me\/itsorm\/2202\\\">reported<\/a> that his service was blocked through TSPU.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Presumably the blocks are linked to publication of the \u201cSmart Voting\u201d lists.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"><strong>Apple disabled for Russian users the function that encrypts traffic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Apple, without explanation, disabled for Russian users the Private Relay feature, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.iphones.ru\/iNotes\/apple-otklyuchila-dlya-rossii-funkciyu-chastnyy-uzel-v-ios-15-i-macos-12-09-16-2021\\\">reported<\/a> by several media outlets. It is designed to provide privacy by concealing the real IP address and encrypting network traffic.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, Private Relay was announced as an <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/apples-enhanced-vpn-electronic-arts-breach-and-other-cybersecurity-news\">enhanced VPN<\/a> by Apple. The feature was available in beta versions of iOS 15 and macOS Monterey.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"><strong>REvil hackers resume activity<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Bitdefender published a universal decryptor for files affected by REvil ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\\\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\\\">\n<div class=\\\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\\\">\\n<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\\\"twitter-tweet\\\" data-width=\\\"500\\\" data-dnt=\\\"true\\\">\n<p lang=\\\"en\\\" dir=\\\"ltr\\\">Bitdefender announces the availability of a free universal decryptor for REvil ransomware to help victims of past successful attacks recover their data.  <a href=\\\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qp7Yaun39x\\\">https:\/\/t.co\/Qp7Yaun39x<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bitdefender (@Bitdefender) <a href=\\\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bitdefender\/status\/1438872875516059652?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\\\">September 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\\\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\\\" charset=\\\"utf-8\\\"><\/script>\\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The decryptor works for data encrypted up to July 13. On that date, the group&#8217;s sites went offline.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Yet after several months of lull, REvil is back again. Earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/blocking-of-dns-services-in-russia-protonmail-scandal-and-other-cybersecurity-events\">resumed operation of the hackers&#8217; site<\/a>, and now group members <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/revil-ransomware-is-back-in-full-attack-mode-and-leaking-data\/\\\">have published<\/a> screenshots of data stolen from a new victim.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"><strong>Media dubbed Telegram \u201cthe new darknet for cybercriminals\u201d<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The Financial Times, in collaboration with cybersecurity firm Cyberint, conducted <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cc3e3854-5f76-4422-a970-9010c3bc732b\\\">an investigation<\/a> and found that Telegram is rapidly gaining popularity among hackers.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>According to the media, Telegram is increasingly used by cybercriminals as a platform for trading and exchanging stolen data and various hacking tools.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Cyberint analysts Tal documented more than a 100% increase in attacker activity on Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"><strong>Chrome fixed two zero-day vulnerabilities<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Google developers <a href=\\\"https:\/\/chromereleases.googleblog.com\/2021\/09\/stable-channel-update-for-desktop.html\\\">unveiled<\/a> a new version of Chrome for Windows, Mac and Linux, in which eleven bugs were fixed. Two of them are zero-day vulnerabilities and are already being exploited in attacks.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\"><strong>Operators oppose data transfers of subscribers to Roskomnadzor without court decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>The new law on combating gray SIM cards obliges operators to transfer information about corporate subscribers to Roskomnadzor. However, companies <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.kommersant.ru\/doc\/4985249\\\">believe<\/a> that some data cannot be transmitted without a court decision.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, operators must provide Roskomnadzor with the passport data of corporate subscribers, information about the employer, device data and the unique SIM card number (IMSI).<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Also on ForkLog:<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<ul class=\\\"wp-block-list\\\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/defi-project-on-the-avalanche-blockchain-hacked-for-3-2-million\">DeFi project on the Avalanche blockchain was hacked for $3.2 million<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/cloudflare-ceo-cryptocurrency-exchanges-have-become-a-popular-target-for-hackers\">CEO of Cloudflare stated<\/a> that cryptocurrency exchanges have become a popular target for hackers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/hacker-stole-more-than-3-million-from-sushiswaps-miso-platform\">A hacker stole more than $3 million<\/a> from the MISO platform on SushiSwap, and later returned all stolen funds.<\/li>\n<li>In the US Senate <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/u-s-senate-calls-for-tighter-oversight-of-cryptocurrency-use-by-ransomware-programs\">called for<\/a> tighter oversight of cryptocurrency use by ransomware programs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/trend-micro-ransomware-becomes-the-main-cybersecurity-threat-in-the-first-half-of-2021\">Trend Micro researchers noted that ransomware has become the primary cybersecurity threat<\/a> in the first half of 2021.<\/li>\n<li>In the Russian Central Election Commission they reported <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/russias-central-election-commission-reports-ddos-attacks-during-remote-voting\">DDoS-attacks<\/a> during remote voting.<\/li>\n<li>Experts reported that personal <a href=\"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/news\/experts-personal-data-of-nearly-2-million-beeline-customers-leaked-online\">data of nearly 2 million Beeline customers leaked into the network<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\\\"wp-block-heading\\\">What to read this weekend?<\/h2>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Hacker extortion campaigns demanding cryptocurrency for decrypting files have drawn government attention to the crypto industry. ForkLog unpacks the implications for Bitcoin in a separate piece.<\/p>\n<p>\\n\\n\\n\\n<\/p>\n<p>Read ForkLog&#8217;s Bitcoin news in our <a href=\\\"\/\/telegram.me\/forklog\\\" target=\\\"\u201c_blank\u201d\\\" rel=\\\"\u201cnofollow\u201d noopener\\\">Telegram<\/a> \u2014 cryptocurrency news, rates and analysis.<\/p>\n<p>\\n&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We round up the week&#8217;s most important cybersecurity news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1238,1233],"class_list":["post-49709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-cybersecurity-digest","tag-industry-digests"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"13","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49709"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49709\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49711,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49709\/revisions\/49711"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}