In a bid to fight back against mass online disinformation, an increasing number of fact-checking outlets are cropping up online. Some are integrated into traditional newsrooms, while others are standalone entities. But what happens when fact-checking ...

The website of a government agency tasked with promoting Russia’s image abroad has been hijacked by hackers who posted a message with a threat against the state body involved in a campaign to block a popular messaging app. State media watchdog ...

LOS ANGELES -- A Russian website has published the addresses to more than 5 million Gmail accounts along with a list of passwords. While most of the passwords don't necessarily correspond to the Gmail accounts, experts say that security breaches are a ...

Russia's financial watchdog has added former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov and leading economist Sergei Guriev to its list of "extremists and terrorists", its website showed on

EADaily, November 13th, 2025. The Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera refused to publish the full version of the interview with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, stating "controversial allegations" in his words.

Smart or bad move? Employer hires accused hacker Edward Snowden. Oct. 31, 2013 — -- intro: Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden got a new job with a Russian website. The world wonders what his new employer had in mind in hiring ...