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Yandex’s news aggregator has started labeling content from media outlets designated as “foreign agents” in Russia. The website now displays the words “FOREIGN AGENT” next to these publications’ names, followed by a dropdown menu that contains a full legal disclosure.  There’s some dispute about whether the law actually requires Yandex to share these designations.  Spokespeople for the company told Interfax that Russia’s laws on news aggregators require Yandex to comply with… Source link

The Russian Internet giant Yandex says it repelled the largest DDoS (denial-of-service) attack in history. The cyberattack included more than 20 million requests per second (RPS), according to the company’s blog on the website Habr.  The source of the attack was a new botnet, which Yandex named “Meris.” Yandex observed signs of the appearance of the new botnet back in late June. The company estimates that “Meris” consists of between at least 56,000 infected devices, but says the… Source link

Anatoly Zhdanov / Kommersant For the first time ever, the Internet services giant Yandex has released statistics on the number of requests for user information it has received from Russian government agencies. In the first half of 2020, branches of the government sent the company more than 15,000 requests and Yandex fulfilled 84 percent of them. According to Russian law, the Federal Security Service (FSB), Interior Ministry, and other security agencies have the right to request that companies… Source link

TCS Group announced on Friday that the sale of Tinkoff Bank to the tech giant Yandex has collapsed and the deal is now “terminated.” “Following further discussions, including with Tinkoff’s controlling shareholder, the parties have agreed not to proceed with the potential transaction,” the company said, offering no further explanation. In a separate press release, Yandex confirmed that it is no longer buying Tinkoff Bank, saying that it failed to finalize terms with the bank’s main… Source link