As a result of successful actions by unidentified cyber volunteers in Russia, a massive failure occurred in the operation of the internet provider "Akado-Telecom."
This information is reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine
This failure is one of the largest in the history of Russia
Russian troll farm when they realize their internet is down
that URL is from 23rd Jan my bad
got loadsa URLs saved at moment from telegram I'll post right one when i get it
meanwhile: from today
propagandist Skabeyeva: "Everything broke down, only Telegram continues working for me. If it stops working as well - a long-awaited digital detox will come. For the best!"
The issue was linked to a technical problem with the .ru domain’s global Domain Name System Security Extensions, or DNSSEC, which is used to secure data exchanged in internet protocol networks, Russia’s Digital Ministry said in a statement on Telegram Tuesday.
Last week, there were localized disruptions to messengers platforms like WhatsApp and Viper (Telegram too?). Internet watchdog groups like Roskomsvoboda said that was likely to government regulators testing out censorship hardware/software
25th Jan
Russia social media outage likely caused by state internet regulator
https://therecord.media/russia-social-media-outages-roskomnadzor
Update: Two hours after promising an imminent solution to Tuesday’s Top Level Domain RU outage, Russia’s Digital Development Ministry announced that access was finally restored, though the agency warned that some DNS problems might persist while the updated data were distributed throughout the domain name system.
more here:
The Net Freedoms Project said that the Russian authorities have “long warned that they would try to move all users in the country to the national DNS server,” and conclude that this is what’s likely happening right now.
https://t.me/NetFreedomsProject/975
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry said that website with the .ru domain would be restored “in the near future,” reports Russian state news agency RIA Novosti
The New Sovereign Internet Law
The implementation of a Russian national Domain Name System (DNS)
Russia is trying to achieve at least three different goals. First, it aims to create a mechanism for effective surveillance of the internet within its borders
Second, the state aims to become the key regulator of the internet in Russia.
