Best Technology Stuff from Around the World
Apple has gone to court in Russia to overturn a claim by the Russian competition authority FAS. That requirement states that app developers must be able to use links within iOS apps that refer to payment methods outside of Apple’s in-app payment system. The FAS made its demand in August after it learned from developers … Read more
A Russian man was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison for providing hosting services for cybercriminals between 2009 and 2015. The services were used to spread malware, mainly in the United States. Aleksandr Grichishkin, 34, was the founder and leader of a hosting company that leased Internet IP addresses, servers and domains to … Read more
Russia has fined Alphabet, Google’s parent company, for the second time in a short time. This time it concerns an amount of 36,000 euros. The company has been fined a second time for failing to remove content that Russia deems illegal. Alphabet has not yet responded to the new fine, Reuters reported. At the beginning … Read more
Russian telecom watchdog Roskomnadzot continues to slow down Twitter’s speed on mobile devices until all “deemed illegal content” is removed from the platform. Twitter has not yet responded to the regulator’s ruling. Since March, telecom watchdog Roskomnadzor has punished Twitter for “posts containing child pornography, information about drug abuse or calls for minors to commit … Read more
It is estimated that nearly ten million users have been affected by malware installed by games from the Huawei AppGallery. The Chinese manufacturer’s app store contained hundreds of games that installed malware on Android smartphones The malware was discovered in an analysis conducted by researchers at Doctor Web. The researchers discovered that the malware is … Read more
Russia has passed a law requiring major internet companies to be officially represented in Russia. A list has now been published with names of the companies that fall under this. These are often large, well-known American tech companies. Google, Apple, Meta, Twitter, TikTok, Telegram, Zoom, Likeme, Viber Media, Discord, Pinterest, Spotify and Twitch are on … Read more
The space debris that astronauts had to shelter from this week was caused by a Russian anti-satellite mission. Russia blew up one of its old satellites, but that set off a cloud of space debris that potentially endangered the ISS. The US space agency NASA confirms the incident. According to director Bill Nelson, the seven … Read more
A Russian court has imposed a fine of about 24,212 euros on Alphabet, the parent company of Google. According to Russia, Google has long refused to remove illegal content from search results and from YouTube. Google has confirmed the fine, but did not comment further, Reuters reports. There are two other cases against Google in … Read more
Webshop Gearbest is back online. A month ago, the website went offline following suspected financial problems at the parent company. Users received an ‘invalid url’ notification and social media channels were no longer updated. Gearbest did not provide any information. The web store has come back online, without the company, or Chinese parent company Globalegrow … Read more
The Russian group behind the SolarWinds hack, among other things, has continued to carry out cyber attacks in recent months, Microsoft reports based on its own research. Nobelium infects IT companies in the supply chain with malware or ransomware. Microsoft reports that it has observed coordinated cyber attacks on dozens of companies as of May. … Read more