Oleg Shakirov
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Oleg Shakirov
@shakirov2036.bsky.social
I study Russian foreign policy, cyber security, arms control
The transition to digital warfare implies that the power of states and alliances will depend on compute much more than on territorial or resource control

Alas, Russia does and will continue to lag behind in this race
October 31, 2025 at 12:20 AM
October 28, 2025 at 11:23 PM
If it quacks like a cyber please take a pause and still wait for the initial reports
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Yeah, it was repealed this summer
October 27, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Still not a done thing. An earlier bill on white hackers was repealed, so it remains to be seen if this one would pass and in what form
October 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
These reports are not credited in today's Kaspersky report on ForumTroll, Dante & Memento Labs but cover some of the same activities

Yet, none of the previous investigations made a connection to Memento Labs

bsky.app/profile/shak...
October 27, 2025 at 7:54 PM
The recording of the signing ceremony is available here webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1m...

It features not only routine signings but also artful cybersecurity-themed dance performance
October 25, 2025 at 6:24 AM
In August it was only calls, not entire apps
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Balance of terror
October 21, 2025 at 8:31 PM
In its earlier accusation against the U.S. regarding hacking, China often was all over the place

This time, despite some inconsistency, messages from the MSS & the CNCERT/CC complement each other making this one of the most straightforward & compelling Chinese accusations

11/11
October 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Still, while providing text descriptions and some screenshots, it lacks any samples and the IP addresses used by the attackers are presented in a redacted form typical for Chinese reports

10/11
October 21, 2025 at 12:44 AM