Internet disruption in Russia coincided with the introduction of restrictions

March 12, 2021  By Pierluigi Paganini


Experts at the NetBlocks Internet Observatory observed this week a temporary disruption of internet service in Russia due to new restrictions.

On Wednesday 10 March 2021, researchers from Network data from the NetBlocks Internet Observatory observed the disruption of internet service provided by the Russian operator Rostelecom.

The partial disruption of the service coincided with the announcement of new restrictions by the telecoms watchdog Roskomnadzor.

Multiple operators were impacted by the activity, most impacted were mobile networks.

“The incident comes as Russian internet regulatory body Roskomnadzor announces protective measures to slow, or throttle, access to Twitter services citing an alleged failure by the company to remove harmful content over extended periods of time.” states the report published by Netblocks.

The link between the new restrictions and the disruption of internet services has yet to be demonstrated.

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Pierluigi Paganini

(SecurityAffairs – hacking, Russia)

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Pierluigi Paganini
Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer. Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US. Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island, Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency and Bitcoin”.





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