Russia

Russia offers over $100,000 to de-anonymize Tor

This isn’t the first time Tor has found itself in the crosshairs.

On Jul 24, 2014 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

Here’s why you don’t ride a shopping cart full of beer

That’s what you get for trying to feel alive.

On Jul 22, 2014 by Miles Klee

This is what happens when Jon Stewart tries to talk about Gaza

“You know what? Why don’t we talk about something lighter, like… Ukraine?”

On Jul 22, 2014 by Michelle Jaworski

Russian government caught editing Wikipedia pages about flight MH17

Who was responsible for the deadliest attack in the Ukrainian war? Depends who you ask.

On Jul 19, 2014 by Miles Klee

Rebel claims he took down flight MH17 on Russian Facebook

This will teach them: Do not fly in our skies.

On Jul 18, 2014 by Taylor Hatmaker

NSA workers routinely share your nude photos, Snowden says

Looking at your sexts is apparently a “fringe benefit” for spies.

On Jul 17, 2014 by Rob Price

Vicious hail storm turns Siberian beach into a war zone

“It was like being hit by raining bullets from the sky.”

On Jul 15, 2014 by Rob Price

With deadline looming, Snowden requests asylum extension in Russia

It appears National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is in no rush to leave Russia.

On Jul 9, 2014 by Fran Berkman

These Russian garbagemen invented a whole new kind of skiing

Sanitation with style.

On Jul 8, 2014 by Miles Klee

Massive archive of stolen KGB files now open to the public

Thousands of KGB files from the ‘Mitrokhin Archive’ are now available to the public.

On Jul 8, 2014 by Micah Singleton

Russia lays down hammer and sickle on ‘House of Cards’ filming in the U.N.

Is Frank Underwood the new Red Scare?

On Jul 2, 2014 by Aja Romano

Russia lifts its Bitcoin ban

Russia has ended its de facto ban on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.  

On Jul 2, 2014 by Fran Berkman

Did hashtag activism forget the World Cup?

Social media was an active force in campaigning against Russia’s human rights abuses in Sochi. In Brazil, it’s been silent.

On Jun 30, 2014 by S.E. Smith

Where will Edward Snowden land after Russia? Our bookie has the odds

The smart bet might not be where you think.

On Jun 24, 2014 by Rob Price

Here’s the worst prank you could pull on a friend this summer

You’ll never trust flowers again.

On Jun 20, 2014 by Miles Klee