Russia appears to block social media platform Bluesky amid wider internet restrictions

2026-04-14T14:51:56Zc3c2f6b33fba09ecda0b69f0072e30d92d939243ff6f51d92db2031cc473e740
AustraliaBasic-FitBlueskyEUFBIIndonesiaRockstar GamesRoskomnadzorShinyHuntersW3LLcensorshipcustomer_datacybercrimedata_breachinternet_restrictionslaw_enforcement_takedownphishingransom/extortionsocial_mediayouth_access

What happened

A set of recent incidents spanning censorship, law enforcement takedowns, and data breaches: Russia has reportedly added Bluesky to Roskomnadzor’s banned websites registry amid broader internet restrictions; research shows many Australian 12–15 year olds still access social media despite a national ban; the FBI and Indonesian authorities disrupted the widely used W3LL phishing-as-a-service tool; the ShinyHunters group claims a breach of systems linked to Rockstar Games and is threatening to publish stolen data; and unknown attackers exfiltrated customer data from Dutch gym chain Basic-Fit,影响多国

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