Russia complains that assassins are getting paid in cryptocurrencies

Bit Hit

According to Russian state-owned news, hired assassins are taking cryptocurrencies as payment for their crimes making them extremely difficult to track.

Russia Complains That Assassins Are Getting Paid in Cryptocurrencies

A Russian official says that contract killers have moved to the blockchain.

It was either mine Bitcoin or let excess energy go to waste.

Russian oil company builds Bitcoin farm in Siberia

Drill Baby Drill

The Russian oil company Gazpromneft built a Bitcoin mining facility in its Siberian oil field to make use of energy from excess gases.

Russian Oil Company Builds Bitcoin Farm in Siberia

It's sucking gas out of the ground and turning it into cryptocurrency.

"Treasury still does not know all of the actions taken by hackers, or precisely what information was stolen."

Hackers stole top officials' emails, government admits

Not Great

The massive, almost-certainly-Russian hack on the U.S. fedearl government compromised high-level networks used by the Treasury Department.

Hackers Stole Top Officials’ Emails, Government Admits

They still don't know the full extent of the damage.

"At this point, the investigation has found that the malware has been isolated to business networks only, and has not impacted the mission-essential national security functions of the department, including the National Nuclear Security Administration."

Hackers reportedly targeted US nuclear weapons facilities

Oh, Cool

A massive hack on U.S. infrastructure and federal agencies, likely perpetrated by Russia, targeted nuclear weapon facilities.

Hackers Reportedly Targeted US Nuclear Weapons Facilities

The nuclear stockpile itself remained secure, officials insist.

With the rest, Russia has "made space a warfighting domain."

Space Force claims that Russia just tested an anti-satellite missile

Not a Fan of Satellites

According to US Space Command (USSC) officials, Russia has launched a new anti-satellite missile test, the third one this year alone.

Space Force Claims That Russia Just Tested an Anti-Satellite Missile

Anti-satellite warfare could get seriously messy, with a cascading debris cloud that makes orbit a deadly place.

The US accused China this summer of hacking into computer networks of vaccine makers.

Microsoft claims Russia and North Korea hacked COVID vaccine data

Trade Secrets

Microsoft claims Russian and North Korean hackers are trying to get a hold of COVID-19 vaccine data using brute force attacks and phishing lures.

Microsoft Claims Russia and North Korea Hacked COVID Vaccine Data

Microsoft claims its security tools warded off "the majority of these attacks."

The cyberattack that disrupted the opening ceremony of the 2018 Olympic Games "combined the emotional maturity of a petulant child with the hacking skills of a nation state."

US indicts Russia for some of the biggest cyberattacks in recent history

Finger Pointing

US prosecutors have charged six Russian intelligence officers for being involved in several major cyberattacks, including disrupting the 2018 Olympic Games.

US Indicts Russia for Some of the Biggest Cyberattacks in Recent History

It's the first time criminal charges have been made.

NASA astronauts have a brand new way to get to the space station, courtesy of SpaceX.

Russia launches final Soyuz with NASA astronauts aboard

From Russia With Love

A Soyuz launched a NASA astronaut to the ISS, the last time NASA paid for an American astronaut to fly with the Russian space corporation, Roscosmos.

Russia Launches Final Soyuz With NASA Astronauts Aboard

From Russia with love, for one last time.

When a former cosmonaut criticized the director of Roscosmos on Twitter, he responded via a space robot's account.

Russian cosmonauts are fighting a robot on Twitter

Twitter Beef

There's Twitter drama unfolding at the Russian space agency Roscosmos, where former cosmonauts attacked the agency director who responded as a robot.

Russian Cosmonauts Are Fighting a Robot on Twitter

There's some Twitter beef unfolding around Russia's space agency.

"It’s a step in the right direction, but they should really aim for full reusability by 2026."

Elon Musk just dissed Russia's new reusable rocket design

Rocket Envy

Russia's space corporation just unveiled plans for its "Amur rocket" — a design that has some striking similarities with SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket

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