Ukraine articles

Hacker arrested after exploiting 5,000 accounts in $4.5 million cryptojacking scheme

A Russian military-endorsed "propaganda game" has just landed on Steam

Russian authorities threaten World of Tanks developer for its alleged "extremist activities"

UK bans gaming controller exports to Russia to hinder military use

Ukrainian drone unit wants to recruit gamers but warns it's "not like Call of Duty"

Starlink dishes found on Russian military drones after being shot down

Russian missile test ends in explosion, delaying production timeline

Chechen warlord claims Elon Musk remotely disabled Cybertrucks he "gifted"

Russia could target undersea cables and GPS to cripple Western communication, says NATO

Tools of disruption: With no viable worldwide alternatives to the undersea cable and GPS networks, the West remains highly vulnerable if Russia opts to leverage these systems as bargaining chips or as a means of sabotage. NATO is taking the threat seriously and is setting up backups as geopolitical tensions with Russia remain high over the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Experts suggest even more needs to be done.

US Army signs massive $1 billion deal to procure a fleet of Switchblade drones

"Robot dogs" to join Ukraine's efforts in high-risk military missions

AI and Ukraine drone warfare are bringing us one step closer to killer robots

Russia sentences Meta's communications director to six years in prison over "terrorism" charges

What just happened? Andy Stone, Meta's communications director, has been sentenced in absentia to six years of imprisonment by a Russian court for "publicly defending terrorism." Stone is accused of posting a Twitter/X comment in March 2022, advocating aggressive, hostile, and violent actions against "Russian servicemen participating in the special military operation," which is what Russia calls its invasion of Ukraine.

Elon Musk denies claims that Starlink is being used by Russian forces

Apple pays $13.7 million fine to Russian government over App Store monopoly charge

Hollywood stars unwittingly entrapped in pro-Russian propaganda campaign

Russian USB malware spreads worldwide, beyond its Ukraine targets

Elon Musk disabled Starlink during Ukraine attack on Russian ships over fears of nuclear reprisals

In a nutshell: Elon Musk turned off Starlink to foil a Ukrainian drone attack on the Russian naval fleet in Crimea last year over fears that Vladimir Putin would retaliate with a nuclear strike, according to a new biography.

Russia fines Reddit, Apple, and Wikipedia for not removing "fake" content related to Ukraine invasion

Metro series author Dmitry Glukhovsky sentenced to 8 years in prison by Russian court for social media posts

Russia's propaganda finds a home in Minecraft, Roblox, and other games

Almost 70% of Russian gamers are pirating in the wake of sanctions

Another disinformation-spreading Russian bot farm has been busted in Ukraine

Ad for a cheap BMW was used as Trojan horse in Russian cyberattack on Ukrainian diplomats

Counter-Strike: Go is being used to inform Russians about the war in Ukraine

In brief: Trying to report on the war in Ukraine to Russians in their home country is a challenging feat, given the media restrictions Putin has put in place. But Finland's biggest newspaper has found a creative method of delivering information: a Counter-Strike map.