Ukraine

Viasat spills on the Russian attack, warns of continued risks

A misconfigured VPN appliance is to blame

Security30 Mar 2022 | 8

Ukraine security agency shutters Russian disinformation bot farms

Operators used social media to distort status of fighting, instill panic in residents

Security29 Mar 2022 | 17

Chinese drone-maker DJI denies aiding Russia's Ukraine invasion

German retailer stops selling flying cameras from firm the US labels an arm of China's government

Personal Tech29 Mar 2022 | 24

China APT group using Russia invasion, COVID-19 in phishing attacks

Mustang Panda deploys variant of Korplug malware to target European officials and ISPs

Security28 Mar 2022 |

Distributor dumps Kaspersky to show solidarity with Ukraine

Security software vendor saddened but says its channel is holding firm

Security25 Mar 2022 | 33

Adobe anticipates $75m hit from Russia, Belarus pullout

Of course it's still making money hand over fist, but there's an actual number to put on war's effect on big tech

Software23 Mar 2022 | 3

Ukraine's nuclear plants: Chernobyl off diesel power, explosions explained

To the satisfaction of the International Atomic Energy Agency, at least

Science16 Mar 2022 | 27

The Windows malware on Ukraine CERT's radar

Government agencies impersonated, fake antivirus, another wiper, backdoors

Security16 Mar 2022 |

Russian demand for VPNs skyrockets by 2,692%

Virtual iron curtains are a lot harder to keep free of holes

Security15 Mar 2022 | 30

Telecoms growth forecast for 2022 may be optimistic

Analyst view: 4Q21 drop plus strains from war mean component shortages drag on

Networks15 Mar 2022 |

MongoDB to terminate Russian SaaS accounts

No service for NoSQL users contrasts with continuous clouds from other players

Databases15 Mar 2022 | 11

Russia's invasion of Ukraine tears open political rift between cybercriminals

Is the West OK when the gun points the other way?

Security15 Mar 2022 | 32

Viasat, Rosneft hit by cyberattacks as Ukraine war spills online

One shows signs of a state-sponsored intrusion, the other potentially not

Security14 Mar 2022 | 5

Ukraine uses Clearview AI facial-recognition technology

Controversial search engine being used to identify dead and Russian operatives

AI + ML14 Mar 2022 | 7

Ukraine president namechecks software giants to end support in Russia

Oracle states it is agreeing to request while SAP and Microsoft decline to comment

Software14 Mar 2022 | 11

Brit techie shows us life in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

Pics Martial law, no booze sales, big queues for trains westwards

Security14 Mar 2022 | 89

China: Attacks from US IP addresses hit us, moved on to Russia and Ukraine

Offers list of addys that look like they're hosted at carriers and colos – hardly the stuff of super-spies

Security14 Mar 2022 | 14

Russia labels Meta an 'extremist' organization, bans Instagram

As Ukraine calls for big tech to end support for its products in Russia

Security14 Mar 2022 | 49

Afraid of the big bad Linux desktop? Zorin 16.1 is here

Pay for pro, get a warm fuzzy feeling

OSes12 Mar 2022 | 72

Chip world's major suppliers of neon gas shut down by Ukraine invasion – report

Neon Genesis: Even Cryoin gone

Systems11 Mar 2022 | 40

Dunno about you, but we're seeing an 800% increase in cyberattacks, says one MSP

Cyberwarfare escalates for some as Russia continues to invade Ukraine

Security11 Mar 2022 | 7

One person's war is another hemisphere's developer crunch

Unexpected result of thousands of developers fleeing? More automation

Software11 Mar 2022 | 11

Infosys, Wipro silent on their Russian operations

IT giants reportedly contemplating relocation of Eastern European ops

Security11 Mar 2022 | 16

Moscow to issue HTTPS certs to Russian websites

Meanwhile, Anonymous claims it's popped Putin's comms regulator

Security11 Mar 2022 | 78

Russian chip makers face uncertainty as war drags on

Sanctions work, who knew?

Systems11 Mar 2022 | 11

Conflict in Ukraine disrupts fragile supply chain recovery

Energy and air costs rise, inflation is up... and Russia 'likely turn to Chinese vendors' says analyst

Personal Tech10 Mar 2022 | 46

Sony Interactive Entertainment pulls PlayStation from Russia

Ukraine's digital transformation minister asked for action to bore Russians into protest – he has his wish

Personal Tech10 Mar 2022 | 20

Huawei UK board members resign over silence on Ukraine invasion

Updated Knights depart Chinese mega-corp's round table

Security10 Mar 2022 | 42

Where are the (serious) Russian cyberattacks?

Column Sure, HermeticWiper and IssacWiper are bad, but they're not BAD in capital letters

Security09 Mar 2022 | 102

Internet backbone provider Lumen quits Russia

Disconnects small group of customers to protect 'integrity of the global internet'

Networks09 Mar 2022 | 39

Russia mulls making software piracy legal and patent licensing compulsory

Rule rethink would apply only to those in countries that support sanctions

Applications08 Mar 2022 | 124

Cloudflare, Akamai: Why we're not pulling out of Russia

Yanking connectivity would do more harm than good, they say

PaaS + IaaS08 Mar 2022 | 44

Russian conflict unlikely to harm global ICT spending, yet

But uncertainty, supply, power woes could cause trouble ahead

On-Prem07 Mar 2022 | 1

UN mulls Russia's pitch for cybercrime treaty

US, EU, human-rights bods say proposal would allow more nation-state abuses

Security07 Mar 2022 | 10

SAP continues to support Russian customers

Oracle and Microsoft remain silent on involvement in existing installations

Software07 Mar 2022 | 17

Global consultancies quit Russia

KPMG and PwC follow DXC and Accenture, leaving 14,500 staff – probably – without a gig

Security07 Mar 2022 | 14

Russia acknowledges sanctions could hurt its tech companies

Cuts taxes, offers subsidies, defers military service for developers – and preps for internet isolation

Off-Prem07 Mar 2022 | 57

PayPal, Visa, Mastercard suspend Russian services

TikTok, Netflix and major games houses also quit, but Ukraine wants more help from Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Google

Personal Tech07 Mar 2022 | 44

Russia’s invasion kicks Senate into cybersecurity law mode

Critical infrastructure, federal agencies must report intrusions, ransomware payments within hours, draft rules state

Security05 Mar 2022 | 22

Internet backbone Cogent cuts Russia connectivity

Biz cites 'unwarranted and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine' ... also crippling sanctions

Networks04 Mar 2022 | 61

Here's why prolonged Russia-Ukraine war would be really bad for us, say chip designers

Our R&D is in an occupied nation, Corsair also warns investors

Systems04 Mar 2022 | 15

Europe's largest nuclear plant on fire after Russian attack

Updated What to know and what not to panic about

Science04 Mar 2022 | 131

ICANN responds to Ukraine demand to delete all Russian domains

Even if we wanted to, which we don't, we can't, so we won't, says boss

Networks03 Mar 2022 | 42

Switzerland's SWIFT data centre under guard after Russian banks excluded

Local police want to head off any worries about possible sabotage

Security03 Mar 2022 | 27

US exempts South Korean smartphones from Russia export bans

Whitegoods and cars also allowed to cross the border

Personal Tech03 Mar 2022 | 36

Oracle, SAP suspend business in Russia amid invasion

As Moscow tries to retain IT talent with military exemption, a three-year tax suspension for biz

SaaS02 Mar 2022 | 14

Details of '120,000 Russian soldiers' leaked by Ukrainian media

Verification hit and miss so far

Security02 Mar 2022 | 69

Conti ransomware gang's source code leaked

Latest info dump days after anonymous outing of 60,000 messages

Security02 Mar 2022 | 7

President Biden calls for ban on social media ads aimed at kids

State of the Union features call for Congress to pass law that could see Intel spend $100B on chip factories

Security02 Mar 2022 | 30

Second data-wiping malware found in Ukraine, says ESET

While Apple halts all sales in Russia, Visa and Mastercard block banks

Security01 Mar 2022 | 7

Ukraine asks ICANN to delete all Russian domains

Updated Plus: Namecheap tells customers in Russia they are no longer welcome, citing 'war crimes'

Networks01 Mar 2022 | 226

Maxar Technologies: The eye in the sky tracking invasion of Ukraine

Expect to hear more from it as Putin's war wears on

Networks01 Mar 2022 | 61

US chip stocks undeterred by export ban to Russia

Crackdown on Moscow won't hurt American semiconductor industry, SIA says

Systems01 Mar 2022 | 8

Microsoft: Russia invasion of Ukraine ‘unlawful, unjustified’

Windows giant says it detected 'destructive cyberattacks', DDoS malware aimed at now occupied nation

Security01 Mar 2022 | 26

Russia is the advanced persistent threat that just triggered. Ready?

Opinion Data security looks very different when your life depends on it

Security28 Feb 2022 | 121

Tech world's Ukraine response mixes evacuation efforts, ad bans, free phones, infosec FUD

And personal sorrow, as the horror of Russian invasion hits home

Security28 Feb 2022 | 25