Category Archives: Russia

European States concerned about the Kremlin’s “information war”.

“I would like to ask the head of MI5 if he also sees the hand of the Kremlin in the appointment of Boris Johnson as head of the Foreign Office.” Maria Zakharova — spokeswoman for Russia’s foreign ministry. According to … Continue reading

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International Law and Cyber Warfare. From the Tallinn Manual to a Digital Geneva Convention?

“Moscow’s hacking and dumping of Democratic emails to WikiLeaks is not an initiation of armed conflict. It’s not a violation of the U.N. Charter’s prohibition on the use of force. It’s not a situation that would allow the U.S. to … Continue reading

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German Intel Agencies first accuse Russia, then investigate and now report: ‘No evidence of Russian disinformation campaign’.

We have found no smoking gun. We would have liked to draw the yellow card.” German Security expert German Intelligence Agencies have conducted a year-long investigation searching for clear evidence of Russia’s political interference in Germany. They found no conclusive evidence. Follow us … Continue reading

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Former acting CIA Director Mike Morell: “Trump has ‘some special bond’ with Putin.”

“President Donald Trump’s statements on Russia have been ‘very bizarre’ and it suggests that he doesn’t have a good understanding of what Putin has done over a very long period of time.” Former acting CIA Director Michael Morell   Former … Continue reading

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WHO IS Shaltay-Boltay? Irina Shevchenko (‘Alice’)

“It was she, who, according to media reports, extracted the content from the personal computers and phones of officials and businessmen, whom the hacker group then blackmailed.” Crime RUSSIA Between October and December 2016, the Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested Anonymous International/Shaltay-Boltay leader … Continue reading

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WHO IS Shaltay-Boltay? Vladimir Anikeev (‘Lewis’). UPDATE (05/02/2017) Anikeev pleads guilty to unauthorized access to computer information.

“We get orders from government structures and from private individuals. But we say we are an independent team. It’s just that often it’s impossible to tell who the client is. Sometimes we get information for intermediaries, without knowing who the … Continue reading

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WHO IS Shaltay-Boltay? Vladimir Anikeev (‘Lewis’)

“We get orders from government structures and from private individuals. But we say we are an independent team. It’s just that often it’s impossible to tell who the client is. Sometimes we get information for intermediaries, without knowing who the … Continue reading

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The ‘Humpty Dumpty’ Case: “Six Characters in Search of an Author”

“I present myself to you in a form suitable to the relationship I wish to achieve with you.” Six Characters in Search of an Author Luigi Pirandello — Nobel Prize of Literature 1934 The names of the six suspects arrested … Continue reading

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The Moscow Four: What story hides behind the arrest of Russia’s top cybercrime investigators?

“We get orders from government structures and from private individuals. But we say we are an independent team. It’s just that often it’s impossible to tell who the client is. Sometimes we get information for intermediaries, without knowing who the … Continue reading

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Bob Woodward: Trump Dossier Is a ‘Garbage Document’ — “Intelligence Chiefs Should ‘Apologize’ to Trump”

“To your request of my opinion of the manner in which a newspaper should be conducted so as to be most useful, I should answer, ‘by restraining it to true facts and sound principles only.’ Yet I fear such a … Continue reading

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