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  • FBI ,Probe of 1.2 Bln Stolen Web Credentials

    UNITED STATES, 2015/11/26 A hacker who once advertised having access to user account data for websites like Facebook and Twitter has been linked through a Russian email address to the theft of a record 1.2 billion Internet credentials, the FBI said in court documents. That hacker, known as "mr.grey," was identified based on data from a cyber security firm that announced in August 2014 that it had determined an alleged Russian crime ring was responsible for stealing data from additional than 420,000 websites, the documents said. The papers, made public last week by a federal court in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, provide a window into the Federal Bureau of Investigation's probe of what would all to the major collection of stolen user names and passwords.
  • The project Trans-Eurasian Information Super Highway

    RUSSIA, 2015/03/06 The project Trans-Eurasian Data Super Highway was discussed in the Telecom and Mass Communications Ministry of the Russian Federation in Moscow on February 25. Representatives from Rostelecom, TransTelecom and MTS discussed current national and next prospects of the project, AzerTag national news agency reported.
  • Russian market leaders secure LTE licences as deals are negotiated 2012-07-18

    RUSSIA, 2012/07/18