Russia’s crackdown on VPNs reaches new heights as internet restrictions intensify Moscow has been rocked by a week-long mobile internet outage as authorities announce new plans to restrict Telegram and VPNs. TechRadar · Mar 13
Oil prices soar past $100 a barrel amid Iranian attacks on commercial ships The latest attacks marked an escalation in Iran’s campaign aimed at generating enough global economic pain to pressure the United States and Israel to end the war that started 12 days ago. But there were no signs that the conflict was subsiding. Euronews · Mar 12
How AI may have handed Iran’s proxies a map to US infra BENGALURU: Within hours of US and Israeli strikes hitting Iran on Feb 28, over 50 hacktivist groups aligned with Iranian interests had activated on Telegram. Many possibly had no background in industrial control systems and no state direction. The Times of India · Mar 10
Iranians Abroad Who Support US-Israel Strikes on Iran Could Have Assets Confiscated, Tehran Warns Iran has warned that Iranian nationals living abroad who support the United States and Israeli strikes on Iran could face the confiscation of their assets and other penalties under domestic law. International Business Times UK · Mar 10
Russian DJ busted selling drugs on Koh Phangan A Russian working as a DJ on Koh Phangan has been arrested on a charge of selling drugs to foreign tourists after buying them on the Telegram messaging application. Bangkok Post · Mar 10
This dangerous malware is written in Visual Basic 6.0, and costs less than a PS5 game — but poses a very real threat to your business Researchers discovered DarkCloud, a $30 infostealer written in Visual Basic that harvests credentials from browsers, email clients, and enterprise applications. TechRadar · Mar 9
Iran state media claims strikes on AWS data centers were deliberate, due to its support for US Iran state media says the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps deliberately targeted Amazon's data centers in the region, but we haven't been able to verify. TechRadar · Mar 6
Are Telegram and X Failing to Stop the Alleged Aaron Villaflor, Ron Angeles, Nikko Natividad, Gil Cuerva Video Scandals? A new wave of alleged celebrity video scandals is testing the limits of social media moderation as platforms struggle to contain viral claims. International Business Times UK · Mar 2
Cyber retaliation from Iran is a problem for U.S. companies — 'It's in the hands of a 19-year-old hacker in a Telegram room,' ex-NSA operative says The bigger threat to U.S. companies may not be a data breach, but a coordinated campaign designed to make your employees stop trusting everything they see and hear. Fortune · Mar 1
390TB video game archive being taken offline due to skyrocketing RAM, SSD, and hard drive prices — AI-driven supply squeeze results in closure of one of the largest online video game archives Myrient, which hosts more than 390TB of preserved video games, is set to go offline at the end of March 2026 due to rising storage and memory costs. The founder says they're spending more than $6,000 out of pocket per month to keep the project going. Tom’s Hardware · Feb 28
Ukraine war today: Putin’s ‘moment of truth’ as more Russian soldiers are slaughtered IN FULL The Independent UK · Feb 26
Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv to accelerate placement of anti-drone nets across frontline Defence minister says goal is to cover 4,000km of roads this year; 23 wounded in Russian attacks on cities before new Ukraine-US talks. What we know on day 1,464 The Guardian - AU · Feb 26
Fake Euronews videos used in large Milan Cortina Olympics disinformation campaign Across social media, a series of doctored Euronews videos spread false claims about Ukrainian athletes and refugees over the course of the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics. Euronews · Feb 25
Morning Mail: PM evacuated over bomb threat, nearly 60% would consider voting One Nation, Trump prepares State of the Union PM forced to leave The Lodge for three hours after security alarm last night; Hanson’s party eating into Labor and Coalition support The Guardian - AU · Feb 24
The Guardian - UK · Feb 24 Russia opens criminal case into Telegram founder Pavel Durov Claim of ‘abetting terrorist activities’ comes as Kremlin attempts to steer users on to state-controlled app
Euronews · Feb 24 Russia opens criminal case against Telegram's Durov for 'promoting terrorism,' reports say Russia has opened a terrorism-related criminal case against Telegram founder Pavel Durov amid new blocks on the app and a push for a state-controlled alternative, according to Russian state media reports.
The Independent UK · Feb 24 Ukraine-Russia war latest: UK responds to Moscow’s ‘absurd’ claim Kyiv building nuclear weapon with Europe Nuclear weapons claim a 'clear attempt by Vladimir Putin to distract from his heinous actions in Ukraine', says UK
The Times of India · Feb 21 Ukraine strikes Russia: 11 injured as Kyiv targets Moscow's industrial site and gas processing plant Ukraine launched drone and missile strikes deep inside Russia, targeting an industrial site in Udmurtia producing ballistic missiles and a gas processing plant in Samara. The Votkinsk facility reported injuries and damage, while Russian airports temporarily suspended operations. This follows stalled peace talks and continued Russian drone attacks on Ukrainian…
The Independent UK · Feb 21 Ukraine strikes a key industrial site deep inside Russia Ukrainian drones have hit an industrial facility deep inside Russia, which a Russian news report identified as a major missile factory
The Guardian - AU · Feb 21 Ukraine war briefing: Hungary threatens to block €90bn EU loan to Kyiv in oil row Viktor Orbán demands Ukraine reopen Druzhba pipeline for Russian deliveries; Zelenskyy says Ukraine is not losing the war. What we know on day 1,459
Euronews · Feb 20 Kremlin reportedly plans involuntary reserve call-up as Russia's battlefield losses mount Russia appears to be having difficulty replenishing its losses in Ukraine through the existing mechanisms of troop formation. However, any sort of mobilisation will cause massive discontent among the population.
TechRadar · Feb 20 WhatsApp is lifting a frustrating group-chat limitation I’ve hated for years — giving it the upper hand over iMessage and Telegram WhatsApp is rolling out Group Message History, which lets new chat members easily catch up on messages posted before they joined.
Euronews · Feb 19 Telegram might be fully blocked in Russia. Question is, when will it happen? Russian authorities are denying media reports of plans to fully block Telegram from 1 April, noting that no decisions have been made on the matter yet. For many Russians, this sounds like an indirect confirmation of further digital isolation and stricter Internet censorship.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 17 Spain to investigate social media firms over AI-generated child sexual abuse material PM says action is looking at potential criminal liability in order to protect children and end ‘impunity’ of online platforms
TechRadar · Feb 17 Eurail confirms stolen traveler data is on sale in the dark web - and it still doesn't know who is behind the attack The January 2026 Eurail breach just got worse, as hackers have started selling the stolen data.