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28 storiesMishustin orders digital ministry to tighten Gosuslugi account protection
Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered the Digital Development Ministry to strengthen protection of accounts on the Gosuslugi government services portal and to work out additional conditions for logging in or restoring access. Speaking at…
Rostelecom launches TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line
Rostelecom launched the TEA NEXT trans-Eurasian fiber-optic line at the Digital Solutions – 2026 forum in the presence of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, the company and state news agency TASS reported. The line runs from Russia's western…
Russian PM Mishustin to speak as “Digital Solutions” forum opens in Moscow
The “Цифровые решения” (Digital Solutions) forum opened in Moscow on 6 October, with more than 13,000 people registered, according to RIA Novosti. Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will take part, speaking at the main plenary session and tou…
ASOS reports possible client data leak after cyberattack; shares fall
British online clothing retailer ASOS was hit by a hacker attack, with the attackers saying they breached its app and threatening to leak a database. ASOS said personal information, including surnames and contact details, may have been acce…
RTK-DC sets up certification center for trusted IT infrastructure
RTK-DC, described as a full-cycle IT service provider, has created a Certification Center for Trusted IT Infrastructure under Rostelecom's voluntary certification system “Trusted Digital Environment”, according to TASS and technology outlet…
Russian software sales reach almost 3 trln rubles in first half, Mishustin says
Russian software product sales came to almost 3 trillion rubles in the first half of 2026, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at the plenary session of the “Цифровые решения” forum in Moscow. Vedomosti and Interfax put the increase at ab…
Warhammer Survivors to launch November 10 on PC, consoles and mobile
Auroch Digital's Warhammer Survivors will be released on November 10 for PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, and iOS and Android, with a new gameplay trailer published alongside the announcement. The game is made i…
Mishustin calls for faster shift to domestic equipment for Russia's 5G networks
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said Russia must speed up the transition to domestically made telecommunications equipment to create conditions for 5G networks, speaking at the Digital Solutions forum. He said the shift was needed …
Max messenger adds polls in channels
The national messenger Max has launched polls in channels, its press service said. Administrators on Android, desktop and web versions can create polls, while iOS users can publish them via the mobile web version, according to iXBT. The fea…
Guns of Eschaton demo released on Steam with new gameplay trailer
Eschatology Entertainment has released a free demo of its apocalyptic western shooter Guns of Eschaton on Steam, alongside a gameplay trailer. The demo drew about a hundred reviews in its first day, 59% of them positive, according to StopGa…
Report: Watch Dogs Legion director’s cut delayed to first half of 2027
Insider Gaming sources say the director’s version of Watch Dogs: Legion is now expected in the first half of 2027, after a March report pointed to a 2026 release. The re-release will include improvements and “possibly a little additional co…
Yandex open-sources YTsaurus Flow for real-time data processing
Yandex has released YTsaurus Flow, a technology for continuously processing large streams of data, into open source, according to TASS, CNews and vc.ru. It handles clicks, likes and other online events as they appear, which the company says…
Embark Studios and Chernin Entertainment to adapt ARC Raiders and The Finals
Embark Studios and Chernin Entertainment will make film and television adaptations of the shooters ARC Raiders and The Finals, the outlets reported, with StopGame citing Variety. No specifics on formats or timing have been given. StopGame a…
Russian development and data management tools market seen growing 2.3 times
Russian media reported that the country’s development and data management tools segment is expected to grow 2.3 times, according to TASS, which cited Vedomosti. RIA Novosti also reported that the market will grow, citing media. The reports …
Max messenger launches targeted advertising in channels via VK Reklama
The national messenger Max has added targeted advertising in channels, the service said in a press release. Ads are available in channels with at least 1,000 subscribers and are initially placed through VK Reklama, the service said. Vedomos…
Denmark says hackers stole data of 8.8 million people from national register
The Danish government said hackers stole the data of 8.8 million people from the Central Population Register (CPR), according to Kommersant and Habr News. The stolen data includes names, addresses and personal identification numbers. Digita…
Kaspersky Lab warns of phishing emails posing as government agencies
Kaspersky Lab has warned of a new wave of fraudulent emails sent to corporate addresses that pose as government agencies and use QR codes leading to fake payment pages, according to RIA Novosti, CNews and iXBT. CNews and iXBT reported that …
Aeroflot puts Russian-made Ops Dynamics production platform into operation
Aeroflot said it has put into commercial operation a Unified Production Platform built on Ops Dynamics software, developed by Russian company OOO Tsenturion-Innovatsii. The platform covers schedule and slot coordination and daily flight pla…
Jordan detains suspected ShinyHunters member over FBI data breach
Jordanian authorities have detained Saif al-Din Khader, a suspected member of the ShinyHunters hacking group, which said in September it had stolen data belonging to current and former FBI employees, according to Reuters and CBS News. Two R…
Leaks detail characters in Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Hexe, set for 2027 at earliest
New supposed character details for Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe surfaced after the outlet MP1st found descriptions in a casting call, according to 3DNews and StopGame. The game is reported to be set in 16th-century Germany durin…