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Australia Has Blamed Russia For The SolarWinds Cyberattack And Will Hold It ‘To Account’
Australia has officially attributed the recent SolarWinds cyber attack to Russia and has committed to holding it “to account” for it. In a joint statement from Minister for Defence Peter Dutton and Minister for Home Affairs Karen Andrews, the Australian Government confirmed that the Russian state is “actively exploiting SolarWinds.” “The Australian Government joins international…
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Instagram Bows To Russian Censor’s Pressure, Will YouTube Be Next?
With fears of government crackdowns looming from every corner of the globe, tech giants have to decide who they’re willing to piss off. Following a demand from Russia’s internet censor, Instagram has removed videos relating to bribery allegations made by the country’s most prominent activist. So far, YouTube hasn’t complied with the same request.
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Not Even Putin Can Scare Bitcoin Investors
Bitcoin’s having a wild moment. It kicked off with a strange flash crash registered by the CoinDesk tracker that momentarily caused the cryptocurrency to appear to plunge by 12 per cent. Almost simultaneously, Russian President Vladimir Putin called for regulatory restrictions on digital currencies for the first time. And then, as it does in recent…
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Putin Praises ‘Patriotic’ Russian Hackers He Definitely Doesn’t Know Or Employ
Vladimir Putin, who apparently had nothing better to do today, decided to throw water on claims that Russia had direct ties to the DNC email leaks during last year’s US election. Simultaneously, the strongman who has helmed Russia for the better part of two decades endorsed the hacks as being in his country’s best interest.