cyberwar US and Russia Engage in High-Stakes Cyberwar Standoff The United States and Russia are aggressively hacking into each other's power grids, creating a dangerous and highly classified hair-trigger situation. Experts warn this new age of cyberwar lacks proper political oversight and could escalate to real conflict without warning.
faceapp Experts Say FaceApp Privacy Fears Are Overblown and Typical of Social Media Data-privacy experts indicate that the national security and privacy concerns surrounding the popular Russian-owned FaceApp are largely exaggerated. The app's data practices simply mirror the standard, broad user agreements typical of major social media platforms.
bitcoin Mueller Report Reveals Russian Efforts To Use Bitcoin For Election Interference The Mueller report shows Russian agents use Bitcoin to fund their 2016 election interference efforts through anonymous online accounts. The findings highlight the growing challenges cryptocurrencies pose to law enforcement tracking illicit financial activities.
mueller report Mueller Report Details How Russian Trolls Hijacked US Social Media The newly released Mueller report outlines how Russia's Internet Research Agency uses major social platforms to sow political discord and explicitly support Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
protonmail Russia Quietly Blocks ProtonMail Servers Over Bomb Threats Russian authorities order internet providers to block encrypted email service ProtonMail following anonymous bomb threats. The sneaky block prevents email delivery while leaving the website accessible.