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, Russia has now throttled access to Instagram as well. It also launched a criminal probe against parent company Meta, intending to label it an extremist organization. The moves came after Meta announced that it would allow for calls of violence against Russian soldiers—and for the death of Vladimir Putin—for users in the region, which in non-war times would be considered a violation of policy.
It’s not clear yet if Russia was the responsible party, but Viasat does have defense contracts with the US and some European countries, which raises the stakes of potential intrusion by Moscow.As part of the $1.5 trillion omnibus spending bill headed soon to Joe Biden’s desk, critical infrastructure operators will be required to report cyberattacks and ransomware directly to the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency within 72 hours.
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