WhatsApp fully blocked in Russia as Moscow backs new platform and it is not Telegram. Check new alternative for Meta Platforms messengerRussia's move against WhatsApp is the culmination of six months of pressure on the U.S. company.
12 Feb, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Myanmar's military rulers enact cybersecurity law with wide-ranging censorship provisionsMyanmar's military regime has enacted a new cybersecurity law imposing extensive controls on communications, targeting VPNs and digital pla...
03 Jan, 2025, 09.50 PM IST
Now people in Iran, China and North Korea can share tips with CIA. Here's howThe CIA has posted instructions in Farsi, Mandarin, and Korean to help informants in China, Iran, and North Korea share intelligence more s...
03 Oct, 2024, 01.52 PM IST
US calls on Big Tech to help evade online censors in Russia, IranThe tools, supported by the U.S.-backed Open Technology Fund (OTF), have seen a surge of usage in Russia, Iran, Myanmar and authoritarian s...
06 Sep, 2024, 12.46 PM IST
Russian users report glitches with secure messenger app SignalSignal users in Russia, especially in Moscow and St Petersburg, reported extensive glitches with the messenger app on Friday. The app worke...
09 Aug, 2024, 08.25 PM IST
YouTube slowdown in Russia darkens freedom of speech outlookWith independent Russian-language media banned, YouTube is a key source of opposition views. One video by late opposition leader Alexei Nav...
09 Aug, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
Russia to limit only VPN services which pose a 'threat' to securityA 2017 Russian law obliged providers of VPN technology to cooperate with the Russian authorities and to restrict access to content banned b...
12 Nov, 2023, 06.28 PM IST
What would be the cost of a global Internet outage for one day? You would be surprised to knowIf an internet outage occurs just for a single day, the US alone would face huge losses of around $11 billion. China is estimated to lose n...
07 Nov, 2023, 10.49 PM IST
Russia adds Meta to 'terrorist and extremist' groups listRussia in late March banned Facebook and Instagram for "carrying out extremist activities" after authorities accused Meta of tolerating "Ru...
11 Oct, 2022, 07.45 PM IST
Linking cards with UPI poses challenges; govt to meet VPN firms today & e-commerce sales are backOn Wednesday, when the Reserve Bank of India announced that users of the Unified Payments Interface would soon be able to link their credit...
10 Jun, 2022, 07.52 AM IST
ETtech Explainer: What India's new VPN rules mean for your privacyThe new rules would require VPN and cloud providers to store customer data for a period of 5 years or more, risking users privacy.
16 May, 2022, 05.36 PM IST
War censorship exposes Putin's leaky internet controlsPutin has also blocked access to both Western media and independent news sites in the country, and a new law criminalises spreading informa...
14 Mar, 2022, 07.15 AM IST
Russia blocks Facebook, accusing it of restricting access to Russian mediaThe regulator, Roskomnadzor, said there had been 26 cases of discrimination against Russian media by Facebook since October 2020, including...
05 Mar, 2022, 01.50 PM IST
Russia ramps up pressure on foreign tech firms on eve of electionRussia's authorities have said foreign firms are hampering their efforts to block virtual private networks (VPNs) and online resources link...
16 Sep, 2021, 10.10 PM IST
Chinese hackers step up attacks on Indian shoresThese attacks are often carried out through difficult to-trace proxy servers in North Korea, Africa, Eastern Europe and Russia.
07 Aug, 2017, 11.30 PM IST
White House computer system breached by hackers: ReportRecent reports by security firms have identified cyber - espionage campaigns by Russian hackers thought to be working for the government.
29 Oct, 2014, 04.27 PM IST
- AT&T to scale up operations in India, China
Telecommunication Services provider AT&T plans to invest about a billion dollars in 2010 to upgrade its services and products, besides expa...
07 Apr, 2010, 10.32 AM IST