Due to the ever stronger sanctions by the US, the risk of retaliation by Russia is increasing. It may not threaten America too much in economic matters, but it is not the case in cyberspace. That is why US President Joe Biden warned US business leaders to immediately strengthen the cyber defenses of their companies. These are likely to fall victim to attacks.
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Russia completely bans Facebook and Instagram – court found them “extremist”
From now on, Russia completely bans Facebook and Instagram. This is the result of a Russian court decision that became effective immediately after its announcement. Interestingly, WhatsApp remains legal in Russia.
Google Maps will help refugees from Ukraine – this feature can change their situation
Google Maps gained a function that will help refugees from Ukraine. People fleeing from war-torn areas and looking for shelter will have a tool that will make it easier for them. For everything to work as it should, however, the commitment of entrepreneurs is needed.
ESA ends cooperation with Russia – ExoMars mission under threat
Life on Mars – this topic ignites the imagination of not only scientists and SciFi writers, but also ordinary science enthusiasts for many years. This year, the ExoMars mission was to be sent to the red planet to search for its traces. It did because the European Space Agency (ESA) gave it up. All because the entire project was based on cooperation between Europe and Russia.
Ukraine wants to delete Russian domains from the Internet – the regulator refuses
Ukrainian officials, and more specifically ICANN’s representative for Ukraine, Andriy Nabok, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Digital Transformation, Mykhail Fedorov, submitted an application to ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) and to Réseaux IP Européens Network Coordination Center (RIPE NCC) to block the most popular Russian domains, i.e. .ru, .рф and .su.
The full list of sanctions suffered by Russia, from Apple and Google to Ikea or H&M
It’s getting harder and harder to be Russian, to live in Russia and to cope. Not for nothing, but external sanctions and the large number of companies that have severed ties with Putin’s country are multiplying day by day. The number of entities that either withdraw from Russia, refuse to do business with Russians or seize Russian finances abroad is approaching 100 companies.
Russia refuses to launch OneWeb – Starlink’s competitors will be forced to ask SpaceX for help
OneWeb was to be the British answer to Starlink, an international provider of high-speed satellite internet. It turns out, however, that this entire initiative may depend on the goodwill of Elon Musk. All because Roscosmos, the Russian Space Agency, refused to honor the contract and place the swarm of satellites in orbit around the Earth.
Cryptocurrency exchanges reject Ukraine’s request – Cryptocurrencies with Russian
Coinbase, Binance and Kraken, the three largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, are joining the others in rejecting Ukraine’s requests to freeze the accounts of all Russian users. Although companies have frozen the accounts of those targeted by sanctions, they will not implement a universal lock on Russian accounts.