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Proton Technologies' security-focused ProtonMail end-to-end encrypted email service and ProtonVPN VPN service have been blocked by the Russian government since yesterday.
"On January 29, based on the requirements of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, Roskomnadzor will restrict access to the mail service Protonmail.com (Switzerland)," Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, said in a press release.
"This email service was used by cybercriminals both in 2019 and especially actively in January 2020 to send false messages under the guise of reliable information about mass mining of objects in the Russian Federation," Roskomnadzor added.
The block was prompted by Proton Technologies' refusal to register their services with state authorities — something that was asked from all VPN providers operating in the country as we reported last year — and to provide information about the owners of the mailboxes used to send the bombing threats per Roskomnadzor's statement.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...s-protonmail-and-protonvpn-tor-to-the-rescue/
"On January 29, based on the requirements of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation, Roskomnadzor will restrict access to the mail service Protonmail.com (Switzerland)," Roskomnadzor, Russia's telecommunications watchdog, said in a press release.
"This email service was used by cybercriminals both in 2019 and especially actively in January 2020 to send false messages under the guise of reliable information about mass mining of objects in the Russian Federation," Roskomnadzor added.
The block was prompted by Proton Technologies' refusal to register their services with state authorities — something that was asked from all VPN providers operating in the country as we reported last year — and to provide information about the owners of the mailboxes used to send the bombing threats per Roskomnadzor's statement.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...s-protonmail-and-protonvpn-tor-to-the-rescue/
