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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Here's a must-read from @snlyngaas, who spoke exclusively with the Ukrainian cybersecurity expert who leaked massive troves of data on Conti, a key suspected Russian ransomware gang. "I can fight with a keyboard and mouse," he says. https://t.co/sd37lLePcY — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Some more details on the agreement in a new WH fact sheet: https://t.co/ECpCBSA7Lt https://t.co/XvnsIwvbNM — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

US and European officials have hammered out a new transatlantic data-sharing agreement, a deal that could give reassurance to thousands of businesses that need to transfer information on EU citizens to US data centers: https://t.co/ciSruNxUSC — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @jeremyherb: NEWS, w/ @barbarastarrcnn: A rare face-to-face meeting between Russian and US military officials last week led to an “outbu… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Microsoft confirms it was hacked by the Lapsus$ cybercrime group, and offers some interesting details about how the gang operates: https://t.co/Lzhj0KDAzm — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @kaitlancollins: "The more his back is against the wall, the greater the severity of the tactics he may employ," Biden says of Putin ton… — PolitiTweet.org

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President Biden cites "evolving intelligence" that Russian government hackers are looking to attack the US and re-ups his plea to the private sector to get prepared: https://t.co/RLK0P1fTGI — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @ZcohenCNN: Without a top commander on the ground in or near Ukraine, units from different Russian military districts operating in diffe… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Russia keeps spreading claims on social media the international community has rejected as false, including a conspiracy theory about biolabs in Ukraine — drawing attention to how tech platforms handle accounts linked to the Kremlin. https://t.co/nSPhYVJcx3 — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@sommermathis @washingtonpost Yay! Congrats and welcome back to town! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @brianstelter: "Google says searches about how to help Ukrainian refugees have been spiking in the US, in addition to other questions ab… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Russia's domestic information blackout on Ukraine has everyone from @Schwarzenegger to @StateDept to everyday nurses and plumbers doing their part to get accurate information to the Russian people: https://t.co/ZKUmhcCUR7 w/ @kylieatwood @snlyngaas @DanaBashCNN and @KatieBoLillis — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @snlyngaas: New --> How hackers, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the State Department are trying to pierce Putin's digital Iron Curtain, w/ @k… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @donie: Facebook removes Zelensky deepfake, @rachelmetz reports https://t.co/0DYHlHneXE — PolitiTweet.org

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Dronemaker DJI offers to geofence in Ukraine following the government’s claim that Russian forces have been using the company’s drones https://t.co/k9PAjVUrNK — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@BlakeFerrell16 Hey there — I'm a reporter for CNN looking to get in touch for a story we're working on. If you're open to chatting, please DM me! — PolitiTweet.org

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@s_koechlin Hey there — I'm a reporter for CNN looking to get in touch for a story we're working on. If you're open to chatting, please DM me! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

@_TisHerself Hey there — I'm a reporter for CNN looking to get in touch for a story we're working on. If you're open to chatting, please DM me! — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @betsy_klein: President Zelensky drawing parallels to US history as he makes an urgent plea for more support for his country: "Remember… — PolitiTweet.org

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Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Encrypted messaging apps, VPNs and digital anonymity tools are exploding in popularity in Russia, as internet users try to circumvent Putin's social media crackdown. Here's what that looks like. https://t.co/DVxJFEwj8s — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

People outside of Russia have been sending people *inside* Russia millions of text messages about what's going on in Ukraine, using a Polish-built website designed to defeat Putin's information blackout. https://t.co/fsSflFLshE — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @saschameinrath: Discussed the exponential growth of circumvention technology uptake in Russia over the past month with @CNN's @b_fung -… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

RT @natynettle: Spoke to @b_fung from @CNN about why I remain hopeful that Russian civil society will persevere through the rise of governm… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @jsrailton: NEW: Big jumps in encrypted messaging & VPN downloads in #Russia. I told @b_fung @cnn why widespread adoption by *regular*… — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

These are just a few of the ways Russian internet users are trying to protect themselves as Russia bans Facebook and Instagram and prohibits the sharing and discussion of truthful news about the war in Ukraine. https://t.co/hG1Lfx3ZdV — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Telegram was downloaded more than half a million times last week alone in Russia, and Signal 132,000 times, a 28% increase from the week prior, per @SensorTower. @Cloudflare says it's seen "significant growth" in internet traffic to Signal since March 1. https://t.co/hG1Lfx3ZdV — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

In the past two months, Lantern, which gets users around government firewalls, has seen a 2,000% increase in downloads in Russia alone, bringing it from 5,000 monthly users in the country to more than 120,000. https://t.co/hG1Lfx3ZdV — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Last week in Russia, the top five VPN apps on Apple and Google's app stores were downloaded 2.7M times — a nearly *threefold* increase from the week before https://t.co/hG1Lfx3ZdV — PolitiTweet.org

Brian Fung | @[email protected] @b_fung

Russia's internet users are determined to get around Putin's social media blackout. From VPNs to encrypted messaging, Russians are adopting circumvention tech on an unprecedented scale. https://t.co/hG1Lfx3ZdV — PolitiTweet.org