Russia

Russian Media Watchdog Threatens To Ban Facebook Over ‘Legal High’ Ads

Facebook says adverts for smoking blends were the result of a technical glitch

11 years ago

Russian Software Developer To Help Palestine Introduce Electronic Money

BPC Banking Technologies will help Palestine as it attempts to rebuild its national currency

11 years ago

1,700 Websites In Russia Go Dark In A SOPA-Style Protest

Popular websites stop their services for a day to highlight the possible effects of a new anti-piracy law

11 years ago

DEF CON: 30 Percent Of Mobile Malware Made By 10 Russian Firms

Russian mobile malware factories working with thousands of affiliates to exploit Android users

11 years ago

Edward Snowden Granted Temporary Asylum In Russia

After two months in legal limbo, the whistleblower finally leaves the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow

11 years ago

Russian Authorities To Investigate Google’s Tax Practices

A Russian lawmaker accuses Google of tax avoidance, while a different investigation looks at data transfers possibly related to PRISM

11 years ago

Russians Opt For Typewriters To Combat Leak Threat

No danger of a Snowden style leak if it's all on paper, the Kremlin hopes

11 years ago

Microsoft Launches Imagine Cup 2013

Students from 71 countries meet in St Petersburg with a chance for a prize from Matt "The Doctor" Smith

11 years ago

Demo Europe: VCs Get Their Pick Of Hungry Start-ups

Eric Doyle watched start-ups compete for venture cash in the first Demo Europe, in Moscow

11 years ago

Google: Government Censorship Hits Fresh High

Governments increasingly trying to censor Web, Google finds

11 years ago

CeBIT 2013: Red October Had EU And German Crypto Codes – Kaspersky

Red October cyber spies could read military and government secrets, says Kaspersky

11 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Russian IT

What do you know about IT market of the world’s largest country?

11 years ago

Russia’s Yandex To Challenge Google’s Play Store

Russia's biggest search engine is following in Google's footsteps, and opening its own Android app store

11 years ago

Russia’s Skolkovo Innovation Centre To Audit Every Resident Company

Following corruption allegations, Skolkovo Foundation will scrutinise every single company that resides in the 'Russian Silicon Valley'

11 years ago

Russia’s Yandex: Revenue Up, Share Price Down

It's the world's fourth biggest search engine , but investors are hard to please

11 years ago

Parallels Launches Enterprise Mac Management Tool

PC or Mac? Doesn't really matter, says Parallels

11 years ago

‘Russian Silicon Valley’ Skolkovo Falls Victim To Corruption

Management of the Skolkovo Innovation Centre is under investigation after $800,000 went missing

11 years ago

‘They Sent A Guy A Coffin With His Name On It’ – Why Russian Cyber Crooks Are So Scary

On a trip to RSA's Anti-Fraud Command Center in Tel Aviv, TechWeekEurope learns about the lengths Russian cyber crooks will…

11 years ago

Yandex Tops Bing, Becomes World’s Fourth Most Popular Search Engine

Yandex, the Russian answer to Google, has become more popular than Microsoft's Bing

11 years ago

Russian Pirate Party Set To Host Banned Websites Abroad

The political organisation wants to help websites that were 'blacklisted' without any reason

11 years ago

Red October Cyber Espionage Campaign Hits Global Governments

Links to Russian-speaking nations and incredibly detailed, targeted attacks uncovered by researchers

11 years ago

WCIT – China And Russia Withdraw Bid For Greater Control Of Internet

Controversial proposals handed to the ITU on Friday have now been withdrawn

11 years ago

Russia Ramps Up Internet Censorship

A single country-wide blacklist will block content deemed “harmful to children”

12 years ago

Tinkoff: How To Build An Online Business In Russia

RUSSIA: Entrepreneur Oleg Tinkov visits London to talk about his latest projects – Tinkoff Credit Systems and Tinkoff Digital

12 years ago

Hackers Deface Pussy Riot Court Website

Pussy Riot members get backing of angry web denizens

12 years ago

Massive Money-Stealing Botnet Suspect Arrested In Russia

A 22-year-old allegedly used 6 million computers to steal £2.9 million, as part of a major botnet operation

12 years ago

Russian Law Could Hold ISPs Responsible For Piracy

Changes introduced to the Civil Code will wipe out local file-sharing networks

12 years ago

Glasses-Free 3D Teleconference Links UK And Russia

Telepresence just got more immersive....

12 years ago