#QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show

#QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show

“#QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show” Russian government-backed social media accounts nurtured the QAnon conspiracy theory in its infancy, earlier than previously reported, according to interviews with current and former Twitter executives and archives of tweets from suspended accounts. Researchers said in August that the archives showed Russian accounts had…

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# Russia’s Gazprombank gets green light for crypto custody in Switzerland

# Russia’s Gazprombank gets green light for crypto custody in Switzerland

“# Russia’s Gazprombank gets green light for crypto custody in Switzerland ” Major private-owned Russian bank Gazprombank has received regulatory approval to launch cryptocurrency custody services through its Swiss subsidiary. According to an official announcement on Oct. 29, the bank scored approval from the country’s financial regulator, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, to offer…

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#Trump’s smashing court success and other commentary

#Trump’s smashing court success and other commentary

“#Trump’s smashing court success and other commentary” Conservative: Trump’s Smashing Court Success With Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation, President Trump is now clearly “the most important president in the modern era when it comes to shaping the judiciary,” cheers The Washington Post’s Marc Thiessen. Trump has justified every conservative who voted for him for the sake…

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#FBI warns of imminent ransomware attacks on various hospitals

#FBI warns of imminent ransomware attacks on various hospitals

“#FBI warns of imminent ransomware attacks on various hospitals” BOSTON — Federal agencies warned that cybercriminals are unleashing a wave of data-scrambling extortion attempts against the U.S. healthcare system designed to lock up hospital information systems, which could hurt patient care just as nationwide cases of COVID-19 are spiking. In a joint alert Wednesday, the…

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#US cracks down on Russian institute for computer attack

#US cracks down on Russian institute for computer attack

“#US cracks down on Russian institute for computer attack” US officials have imposed sanctions on a Russian government-backed research institute that developed a computer system able to cause massive industrial damage from afar. Treasury officials contend the Central Scientific Research Institute of Chemistry and Mechanics institute — also known by its Russian acronym, TsNIIKhM —…

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