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Biden bans Kaspersky antivirus software in US over security concerns

Today, the Biden administration has announced an upcoming ban of Kaspersky antivirus software and the pushing of software updates to US companies and consumers, giving customers until September 29, 2024, to find alternative security software.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 20, 2024
- 06:38 PM
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US imposes visa bans on 13 spyware makers and their families

The Department of State has started imposing visa restrictions on mercenary spyware makers and peddlers, prohibiting their entry into the United States, as announced earlier in February.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 23, 2024
- 11:38 AM
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FTC to ban Avast from selling browsing data for advertising purposes

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will order Avast to pay $16.5 million and ban the company from selling the users' web browsing data or licensing it for advertising purposes.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 22, 2024
- 11:48 AM
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Canada to ban the Flipper Zero to stop surge in car thefts

The Canadian government plans to ban the Flipper Zero and similar devices after tagging them as tools thieves can use to steal cars.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 09, 2024
- 02:16 PM
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US announces visa ban on those linked to commercial spyware

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken announced today a new visa restriction policy that will enable the Department of State to ban those linked to commercial spyware from entering the United States.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 05, 2024
- 03:26 PM
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Ransomware payments drop to record low as victims refuse to pay

The number of ransomware victims paying ransom demands has dropped to a record low of 29% in the final quarter of 2023, according to ransomware negotiation firm Coveware.
- Bill Toulas
- January 29, 2024
- 11:20 AM
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Meta faces EU ban on Facebook, Instagram targeted advertising

The European Data Protection Board has extended the temporary ban on targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagram, imposed by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) in July.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 01, 2023
- 07:45 PM
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Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky products on govt devices

Canada has banned the use of Kaspersky security products and Tencent's WeChat app on mobile devices used by government employees, citing network and national security concerns.
- Bill Toulas
- October 31, 2023
- 11:06 AM
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Facebook behavioral ads banned by Norwegian privacy watchdog

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA), the country's data privacy watchdog, has banned behavioral advertising on Meta's Facebook and Instagram social networks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2023
- 08:12 AM
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US govt bans European spyware vendors Intellexa and Cytrox

The U.S. government has banned European commercial spyware manufacturers Intellexa and Cytrox, citing risks to U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 19, 2023
- 06:18 AM
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Flipper Zero banned by Amazon for being a ‘card skimming device’

Amazon has banned the sale of the Flipper Zero portable multi-tool for pen-testers as it no longer allows its sale on the platform after tagging it as a card-skimming device.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 07, 2023
- 05:01 AM
- 0
Russia bans foreign messaging apps in government organizations

Russia's internet watchdog agency Roskomnadzor is warning that today is the first day that laws banning the use of many foreign private messaging applications in the country come into force.
- Bill Toulas
- March 01, 2023
- 11:27 AM
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Valve “honeypot” used to ban 40,000 Dota 2 players using cheat

Game developer Valve has announced that it permanently banned more than 40,000 accounts for using cheating software to gain an unfair advantage over other players in the Dota 2 game.
- Bill Toulas
- February 23, 2023
- 02:45 PM
- 5
Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube suspended in Turkey after blast

Following yesterday's deadly blast on İstiklal Avenue in Istanbul, Turkish authorities began restricting access to social media including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Telegram.
- Ax Sharma
- November 14, 2022
- 04:17 AM
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Google quietly bans deepfake training projects on Colab

Google has quietly banned deepfake projects on its Colaboratory (Colab) service, putting an end to the large-scale utilization of the platform's resources for this purpose.
- Bill Toulas
- May 30, 2022
- 12:13 PM
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Canada bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks over security concerns

The Government of Canada announced its intention to ban the use of Huawei and ZTE telecommunications equipment and services across the country's 5G and 4G networks.
- Bill Toulas
- May 20, 2022
- 06:35 AM
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Russia bans Google News for "unreliable" info on war in Ukraine

Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications regulator, has banned Alphabet's news aggregator service Google News and blocked access to the news.google.com domain for providing access to "unreliable information" on the ongoing war in Ukraine.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 23, 2022
- 04:55 PM
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Telegram banned by Brazilian Supreme Court over missed emails

Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes banned Telegram on Friday from operating in the country and asked the National Telecommunications Agency to notify internet providers to block the messaging app within five days.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 18, 2022
- 07:05 PM
- 4
Russia bans Instagram, a week after blocking Facebook, Twitter

Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor announced that Instagram will also be banned in Russia one week after blocking the Facebook and Twitter social networks.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 11, 2022
- 01:53 PM
- 0
Russia blocks access to Facebook, Twitter, foreign news outlets

Russia has blocked access to the Facebook social network after Meta, Facebook's parent company, deactivated or restricted access to accounts belonging pro-Kremlin media outlets and news agencies, including RIA Novosti, Sputnik, and Russia Today.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 04, 2022
- 02:10 PM
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