Tech News
Ukraine claims Yandex strikes silenced Russian social media bots
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says disabling Yandex data centers reduced automated pro-Russian accounts on social platforms.
Russia
Everything Threat Times has reported about Russia: 9 stories, newest first. Part of our Tech News coverage.
Tech News
WHO: Can't assess plague risk as Russia fails to confirm cause of researcher's death
The World Health Organization says it cannot assess risk or validate safety measures because Russia has not confirmed the cause of death for the researcher.
Cloud Security
Yandex shuts down data centers after drone attacks disrupt cloud services
Drone strikes damaged three Russian data centers, forcing Yandex to halt operations at two sites and degrade a third, causing widespread service outages.
Cloud Security
Ukraine strikes third Yandex data center in Vladimir, disrupting services across Russia
Ukrainian drones hit a third Yandex facility, forcing shutdowns and causing widespread outages for cloud services and consumer platforms.
Tech News
Ukraine Targets Russian AI and Cloud Infrastructure in Latest Offensive
Attacks on oil infrastructure were just the beginning, according to Gizmodo, as Ukraine expands operations to hit AI systems.
Threat Intelligence
Ukrainian drone strikes cripple Yandex data centers, eliminating Russian bot traffic overnight
Ukraine’s drone attacks on Yandex facilities caused a dramatic drop in Russian bot activity, disrupting infrastructure linked to disinformation campaigns.
AI
Ukrainian drones strike Yandex AI data center housing supercomputers
Drone attacks in Russia damaged a facility critical to Yandex’s artificial intelligence training infrastructure, disrupting operations.
Malware & Ransomware
Russia-Aligned UAC-0099 Advances MATCHBOIL Malware Capabilities Since 2024
Intelligence reports indicate that the Russia-aligned threat group UAC-0099 has been steadily upgrading its MATCHBOIL downloader malware throughout 2024.
AI
OpenAI flags Iran, Russia AI influence campaigns as high-severity threats
OpenAI rates two foreign influence operations using AI journalists and think tanks as high-impact, marking a first for the company’s reporting standards.