Industry The Web Visa, Mastercard, and PayPal suspend Russian operations in response to Ukraine invasion The credit giants join a growing list of financial organizations opposing the country's recent actions By Jimmy Pezzone, March 6, 2022, 9:15 AM 54 comments
The Web Tech Culture ICANN rejects request by Ukraine to kick Russia off the internet The web isn't designed that way By Sayak Biswas, March 5, 2022, 12:30 PM 61 comments
Industry The Web Internet service provider Cogent is terminating service with its Russian-based customers The company claims there is no plan to block traffic destined for or originating from Russia By Jimmy Pezzone, March 5, 2022, 10:07 AM
Tech Culture The Web Russia blocks social media platforms in response to actions against state media Facebook, Twitter, and others blocked Russian state media By Daniel Sims, March 4, 2022, 5:48 PM 43 comments
Gaming Tech Culture Amazon has stopped the Russian localization of New World in response to Ukraine invasion Another company joins the backlash By Rob Thubron, March 4, 2022, 8:42 AM 21 comments
Gaming John Romero releases his first Doom II level since 1994 to support Ukraine 100% of the five-euro price goes to humanitarian causes By Rob Thubron, March 3, 2022, 8:16 AM 21 comments
Gaming EA Sports is removing all Russian teams from NHL 22 and FIFA 22 Russian sports are being hit in the real and virtual worlds By Rob Thubron, March 3, 2022, 5:19 AM
Apple Tech Culture Apple pauses all product sales in Russia but access to App Store remains Following pleas from the Ukraine government By Rob Thubron, March 2, 2022, 7:45 AM 14 comments
Industry Biden administration wants Chinese tech companies to aid in export controls against Russia Companies that refuse to help may face sanctions By Adrian Potoroaca, March 1, 2022, 1:25 PM 16 comments
Tech Culture Gaming World of Tanks creative director fired for publicly supporting Russian invasion Belarusian developer Wargaming does not share the same view By Rob Thubron, March 1, 2022, 11:44 AM 65 comments
Tech Culture The Web Major crypto exchanges refuse to freeze all Russian user accounts It would "fly in the face of the reason why crypto exists" By Rob Thubron, March 1, 2022, 7:03 AM 66 comments
Tech Culture Science Elon Musk says SpaceX could stop the ISS crashing into Earth following Russian sanctions Russia's space chief warned the 500-ton structure could hit the US, Europe, India, or China By Rob Thubron, February 28, 2022, 5:16 AM 34 comments
Hardware Industry Intel and AMD stop industrial chip sales to Russia Restrictions on semiconductor imports could severely hurt Russian industries By Vann Vicente, February 27, 2022, 10:29 AM 30 comments
Tech Culture Apple Ukraine urges Tim Cook to block the Apple App Store in Russia US tech companies face mounting pressure to restrict Russian access to their services By Vann Vicente, February 26, 2022, 11:39 AM 74 comments
Software Security Nvidia is investigating a possible cybersecurity threat Nvidia can only confirm an "incident" at an ominous time for cybersecurity By Daniel Sims, February 25, 2022, 5:05 PM
Hardware Industry Chipmakers downplay supply chain disruption fears amid Ukraine conflict Ukraine is a major supplier of semiconductor-grade neon By Adrian Potoroaca, February 25, 2022, 2:21 PM
Security Microsoft Microsoft warns of disk-wiping malware targeting Ukraine Similar to ransomware, but permanently destroys data By Daniel Sims, January 18, 2022, 5:49 PM 12 comments
Tech Culture 3,800 PS4s found and seized from a cryptocurrency farm in Ukraine Is that the best hardware they could find? By Matthew Lee, July 10, 2021, 12:23 PM 20 comments
Security FBI seizes domain used by Russian hackers to infect 500,000 routers It's thought an attack on the Ukraine is being planned By Rob Thubron, May 24, 2018, 6:07 AM 9 comments
Security 'NotPetya' ransomware spreads in Russia, Ukraine, parts of Europe Another ransomware attack hits Russia, Ukraine, parts of Europe and the US By Cal Jeffrey, June 27, 2017, 5:50 PM
Security Stuxnet 2.0? "Crash Override" malware linked to Kiev power grid take down By David Matthews, June 12, 2017, 6:00 PM
Security Nine charged with hacking into newswire services to make $100 million in stock trades By Rob Thubron, August 12, 2015, 2:30 PM
Apple Software Apple severs ties with Crimea-based app developers following U.S. sanctions By Himanshu Arora, January 20, 2015, 12:15 PM
The Web Russian government allegedly edits Wikipedia page about downed Malaysian airliner to blame Ukraine By Himanshu Arora, July 21, 2014, 12:45 PM 8 comments
Security The Web Major ransomware operation dismantled by authorities By Rick Burgess, February 15, 2013, 12:00 PM 10 comments