On February 24th, Russia invaded areas of Ukraine near its northern, eastern, and southern borders. It’s a significant military action that could have alarming consequences, and more than 500,000 people have reportedly fled from Ukraine to neighboring countries as of February 28th. Peace talks between the two countries have begun at the Belarus border.
Tech companies have responded to the crisis in various ways, with the focus on trying to reduce online misinformation and avoid putting Ukrainians in danger. Google has disabled Maps traffic data in Ukraine to protect citizens, for example, while Facebook has removed a Russian misinformation network. But Russia has blocked Twitter and partially blocked Facebook, which could limit information coming out of the country. And there have been internet outages in Ukraine that have sparked concerns about the possibility of attacks on Ukraine’s internet infrastructure.
Read on for our latest coverage of the crisis.
Sep 28, 2022, 12:03 AM UTCMitchell Clark and Alex Heath
Apple removes Russia’s largest social network from the App Store
The move is in response to UK sanctions, Apple says
Aug 1, 2022, 6:18 PM UTCCorin Faife
Russia is starting to beat Ukraine at electronic warfare, analysts say
As the invasion drags on, signals jamming is increasingly benefiting the aggressor
Jul 18, 2022, 11:11 PM UTCEmma Roth
Russia fines Google $365 million over YouTube videos containing ‘prohibited’ content
Google’s Russian subsidiary has already filed for bankruptcy
May 18, 2022, 5:53 PM UTCEmma Roth
Google’s Russian branch plans to file for bankruptcy
Russian authorities have seized Google’s bank account in the country
May 2, 2022, 10:32 PM UTCEmma Roth
Remote lockouts reportedly stop Russian troops from using stolen Ukrainian farm equipment
Troops hauled the inoperable equipment as far as 700 miles away
Apr 27, 2022, 7:11 PM UTCSean Hollister
DJI is halting all shipments to Russia and Ukraine to slow weaponization of drones
It’s also cutting off support — which could mean expiring AeroScopes
Apr 22, 2022, 12:32 PM UTCCorin Faife
They’ve leaked terabytes of Russian emails, but who’s reading?
The transparency collective Distributed Denial of Secrets is publishing more leaked data than ever — most ordinary Russians will never see it
Apr 13, 2022, 6:52 PM UTCMitchell Clark
Ukraine says it stopped a Russian cyberattack on its power grid
Hackers have revamped a rare piece of malware specifically made to target power infrastructure
Apr 9, 2022, 10:21 PM UTCEmma Roth
Microsoft seized Russian domains targeting Ukrainian media organizations
The domains also targeted think tanks and government agencies in the US and EU
Apr 7, 2022, 12:01 PM UTCCorin Faife
Hacking group posted fake Ukrainian surrender messages, says Meta in new report
The Adversarial Threat Report also notes an uptick in domestic influence campaigns mounted by repressive regimes
Apr 4, 2022, 4:11 PM UTCEmma Roth
Russia says it will suspend ISS cooperation unless sanctions are lifted
Roscosmos head says cooperation is only possible with the ‘lifting of illegal sanctions’
Apr 4, 2022, 2:40 PM UTCAndrew Webster
Fortnite raised $144 million for Ukraine relief
The fundraising effort has ended after two weeks
Mar 30, 2022, 4:36 PM UTCEmma Roth
Russian regulator says it will fine Google over Ukraine war videos
The Roskomnadzor says YouTube ‘promotes the distribution of false content’
Mar 29, 2022, 12:00 PM UTCAndrew J. Hawkins
Russia’s Yandex lays off two dozen US-based workers from its robot and self-driving teams
The company says Michigan suspended its vehicle licenses, but the state denies it
Mar 26, 2022, 10:11 PM UTCEmma Roth
Apple Pay closes loophole that allowed Russian users to pay with Mir cards
Google has also reportedly cut ties with Mir
Mar 25, 2022, 5:46 PM UTCJay Peters
Spotify is suspending its services in Russia
The company cites Russia’s ‘fake news’ law as the reason why
Mar 25, 2022, 3:32 PM UTCCorin Faife
Russian military reportedly hacked into European satellites at start of Ukraine war
The previously unattributed cyberattack has now been traced back to Russia, US officials told The Washington Post
Mar 21, 2022, 7:17 PM UTCCorin Faife
After ‘protestware’ attacks, a Russian bank has advised clients to stop updating software
The move comes after an anti-war developer sabotaged a popular open-source code library
Mar 21, 2022, 2:38 PM UTCEmma Roth and Richard Lawler
Russian court upholds ban on ‘extremist’ Facebook and Instagram
Meta is banned from doing business in the country
Mar 21, 2022, 2:32 PM UTCAndrew Webster
Fortnite has already raised $36 million for Ukraine relief
Epic Games will be donating proceeds from the game until April 3rd
Mar 20, 2022, 2:51 PM UTCEmma Roth
Russia denies cosmonauts wore yellow in support of Ukraine
Roscosmos says the colors represent the cosmonauts’ alma mater, not Ukraine’s flag
Mar 20, 2022, 6:35 AM UTCAndrew Webster
Epic is donating two weeks of Fortnite proceeds to Ukraine relief
The action will last from now through April 3rd
Mar 17, 2022, 5:20 PM UTCCorin Faife
Russian pipeline company Transneft hit by data leak dedicated to Hillary Clinton
An anonymous source provided 79GB of emails to the leak site Distributed Denial of Secrets, with an unusual addendum
Mar 17, 2022, 11:00 AM UTCJody Serrano
Ukrainian scientists face tough choices as international community offers aid
The hopes and fears driving an online movement to help Ukrainian researchers
Mar 17, 2022, 10:09 AM UTCJames Vincent
Ukraine legalizes cryptocurrency as it receives millions in crypto donations
The Ukrainian government has been actively soliciting crypto donations
