IT guys pinpoint exact location of Spamalot
Belarus has grabbed the dubious honor of being the biggest worldwide source of spam per capita, according to the BBC. Data from the Cloudmark security firm flagged 27 percent of Belarusian IP addresses...
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U.S. bloggers courted to whitewash Ukraine’s Party of Regions
A proxy group working for Ukraine’s ruling Party of Regions organized a stealth public relations campaign in the States, contacting American conservative bloggers and paying them for favorable posts...
View ArticleRussians, Ukrainian charged in ‘cutting edge’ global hacking scheme
Four Russians and a Ukrainian have been charged in what U.S. officials call the largest hacking attack in the country’s history, RIA Novosti reports. Released 25 July, the indictment accuses the...
View ArticleTeen suicides put Latvia’s Ask.fm under scrutiny
The parents of the Latvian founders of a social media platform involved in a British suicide row are defending their sons, the Daily Mail writes. Latvian entrepreneurs and founders of Ask.fm, Ilja...
View ArticleAzerbaijani gets jail for dissing bank as corrupt on Facebook
It calls itself “Your Accessible European Bank” and is partly owned by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, an institution pledged to uphold democratic values. Thus it was shocking to...
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Unprecedented communications monitoring set for Sochi Olympics
Two Russian investigative reporters have uncovered plans for extensive monitoring of electronic communications during next February’s Winter Olympics in Sochi, the Guardian reports. Journalists Andrei...
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New Russian smartphone launches as iPhone-phobia mounts
Amid spying concerns after the revelation of U.S. security agencies’ wiretaps of foreign leaders, Russia is considering making its officials give up their iPhones in favor of a new smartphone made by...
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Russian bust nabs alleged mastermind of Blackhole cyber scam
Russia’s Interior Ministry says it has arrested the creator of the infamous Blackhole tool used to install malware on computers around the world and steal login information, IDG News Service reports....
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New Website Collects Reports and Data About Bribes in Hungary
Hungary, like many other countries in the region, has an on-going corruption problem on almost every level of governance. A new project created by investigative website Átlátszó.hu and Transparency...
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Serbian bloggers censored for criticizing flood relief efforts
"Don't let them flood you." Image is a screenshot from Twitter. In late May 2014, Serbia was hit hard by flooding in what became the largest natural disaster the region has seen in the past...
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