Hacker News with Generative AI: Sanctions

Influence by Design: How Meta Accepted Russian Payments Despite Sanctions (checkfirst.network)
Titled Influence by Design: Doppelgänger, Sanctions, Meta, and the Social Design Agency (SDA), the report sheds light on how Meta’s advertising infrastructure was used to run over 8,000 political ads aligned with Russian interests, even after international sanctions targeted the responsible entity: the Social Design Agency (SDA). This highlights Meta’s shortcomings at moderating paid-for content.
Social Media, Political Advertising, Sanctions, Russia, Information Warfare
5 points by amaury 16 hours ago | 0 comments
Germany battles to secure 'Russian shadow fleet' oil tanker adrift (theguardian.com)
Germany is battling to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, which it says is part of Russia’s sanctions-busting “shadow fleet”.
Germany, International Relations, Shipping, Sanctions, Russia
6 points by howard941 6 days ago | 1 comments
How Iran moves sanctioned oil around the world (reuters.com)
Despite some of the West’s toughest sanctions, Iran has built a roaring global trade for its oil. It relies on a shadow fleet of tankers that conceal their activities to skirt sanctions, and willing buyers in Asia to keep its economy afloat and to finance anti-Western militias in the Middle East.
Iran, Oil Trade, Sanctions, Geopolitics, Middle East
9 points by petethomas 10 days ago | 0 comments
US Treasury dept sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company for multiple intrusions (treasury.gov)
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Integrity Technology Group, Incorporated (Integrity Tech), a Beijing-based cybersecurity company, for its role in multiple computer intrusion incidents against U.S. victims.
Cybersecurity, China, Sanctions, US Government, International Relations
7 points by heresie-dabord 12 days ago | 0 comments
U.S. sanctions Russian and Iranian entities over attempted election interference (nbcnews.com)
The U.S. announced Tuesday that it is leveling sanctions on entities in Iran and Russia over attempted election interference.
Politics, International Relations, Security, Sanctions, Election Interference
5 points by cannibalXxx 17 days ago | 0 comments
Treasury Sanctions Entities in Iran and Russia (2024 Election) (treasury.gov)
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is designating a subordinate organization of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and a Moscow-based affiliate organization of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) and its director pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13848, the U.S. election interference authority.
Politics, International Relations, Sanctions, Iran, Russia
7 points by thibaut_barrere 17 days ago | 0 comments
Finland Says Vessel Suspected of Cutting Cable Part of Russia's 'Shadow Fleet' (nytimes.com)
The Finnish authorities seized an oil tanker on Thursday on the suspicion that it was involved in cutting vital undersea cables and said the ship might have been part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” aimed at evading Western sanctions.
Russia, International Relations, Geopolitics, Maritime Security, Sanctions
21 points by JumpCrisscross 22 days ago | 1 comments
Vessel Suspected of Cutting Undersea Cable May Be Part of Russia’s Shadow Fleet (nytimes.com)
The Finnish authorities seized an oil tanker on Thursday on the suspicion that it was involved in cutting vital undersea cables and said the ship might have been part of Russia’s “shadow fleet,” aimed at evading Western sanctions.
International Relations, Maritime Security, Russia, Sanctions, Finland
14 points by jbegley 22 days ago | 0 comments
Linux banned Russian contributors. Does FOSS need to worry about U.S. Sanctions? (sfconservancy.org)
Linux, Open Source, Politics, Sanctions, Russia
14 points by nfriedly 36 days ago | 3 comments
China bans exports to US of gallium, germanium in response to chip sanctions (apnews.com)
China announced Tuesday it is banning exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, antimony and other key high-tech materials with potential military applications, as a general principle, lashing back at U.S. limits on semiconductor-related exports.
China, Trade, Technology, Semiconductors, Sanctions
21 points by tsujamin 46 days ago | 13 comments
Ruble tumbles as Russia's war economy comes under increasing strain (politico.eu)
The ruble tumbled on Wednesday to its lowest level in over two years, as a mix of low oil prices, new sanctions against Russian businesses and burgeoning government spending on its war effort put ever-greater strain on the Russian economy.
Russia, Economy, Sanctions, War, Currency
26 points by JumpCrisscross 51 days ago | 2 comments
Coinbase won Tornado Cash appeal (coindesk.com)
U.S. sanctions against Tornado Cash, a service that anonymizes crypto transactions, must be abandoned, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.
Cryptocurrency, Law, Sanctions, Appeals Court
29 points by pawurb 52 days ago | 16 comments
US Fifth Circuit Court rules Tornado Cash smart contracts cannot be sanctioned (twitter.com)
Legal, Cryptocurrency, Law, Sanctions
10 points by monero-xmr 52 days ago | 2 comments
Half of Russia's A320/A321neo Fleet Grounded Amid Engine Issues and Sanctions (aviacionline.com)
Half of the Airbus A320/A321neo aircraft operated in Russia are out of service due to technical issues.
Russia, Aviation, Sanctions, Airbus, Aircraft
72 points by belter 56 days ago | 109 comments
GlobalFoundries nets $1.5B from CHIPS Act despite sanctions violation fine (theregister.com)
Semiconductor maker GlobalFoundries, recently fined $500,000 for sanctions violations involving China, has been awarded up to $1.5 billion in funding under the US government's CHIPS and Science Act.
Semiconductors, Government Funding, Sanctions, Business, United States
14 points by rntn 57 days ago | 0 comments
US Congressman accuses SMIC of making 7nm chips for China violating US sanctions (tomshardware.com)
US Politics, China, Semiconductor Industry, International Relations, Sanctions
5 points by csomar 70 days ago | 0 comments
New Jersey man admits shipping sanctions-busting tech to Russia (theregister.com)
Vadim Yermolenko, 43, a dual US-Russian national and resident of New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to multiple charges related to his role in sanctions busting as part of a gang that operated in the US and Europe for nearly eight years.
International Relations, Sanctions, Crime, Technology
6 points by sandwichsphinx 73 days ago | 0 comments
China sanctions US drone maker Skydio (skydio.com)
Earlier today I sent this note to our customers. Because this is a critical topic for the drone industry and for our national security, I'm sharing it here publicly as well.
China, Drones, Sanctions, National Security, Business
85 points by jayyhu 78 days ago | 96 comments
Chinese sanctions hit US drone maker supplying Ukraine (ft.com)
China, Ukraine, Military, Sanctions, Geopolitics
6 points by wumeow 79 days ago | 3 comments
TSMC reportedly cuts off RISC-V chip designer linked to Huawei accelerators (theregister.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has allegedly cut off shipments to Chinese chip designer Sophgo over allegations it was attempting to supply components to Huawei in violation of US sanctions.
RISC-V, Huawei, Chips, Sanctions
12 points by sandwichsphinx 80 days ago | 1 comments
Some Clarity on Linux Kernel "Compliance Requirements" Around Russian Sanctions (phoronix.com)
When a number of Russian Linux developers were removed from their MAINTAINERS file in the Linux kernel, it was described as due to "compliance requirements" but vague in what those requirements entailed.
Linux, Open Source, Politics, Sanctions
8 points by attendant3446 85 days ago | 4 comments
Linus Torvalds confirms Russian developers expelled due to sanctions (theins.ru)
On Wednesday, Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux operating system, confirmed the removal of close to a dozen Russian-affiliated maintainers — key developers responsible for overseeing a specific area of the Linux kernel — from the project.
Linux, Russia, Sanctions, Open Source, Software Development
7 points by vorprokuror 85 days ago | 0 comments
TSMC cuts off client after discovering chips sent to Huawei (bloomberg.com)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. discovered this month that chips it made for a specific customer ended up with Huawei Technologies Co., a potential violation of US sanctions intended to sever the flow of technology to a Chinese national champion.
Taiwan, Semiconductors, China, International Trade, Sanctions
198 points by teleforce 86 days ago | 121 comments
India Is Now Russia's No. 2 Supplier of Restricted Technology (bloomberg.com)
India has surged to become the second-biggest supplier of restricted critical technologies to Russia, US and European officials said, highlighting the challenge in efforts to choke off exports fueling President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
India, Russia, Technology, Geopolitics, Sanctions
14 points by thunderbong 97 days ago | 4 comments
Hetzner Connectivity Issues Due to Sanction Busting Activities (cloud66.com)
After AWS and DigitalOcean, Hetzner Cloud is the third popular cloud provider with our customers. At the time of writing, around 9% of our customers deploy their applications on Hetzner.
Cloud Computing, Cloud Providers, Sanctions
73 points by ksajadi 121 days ago | 18 comments
Notion: Will delete data of all Russian users due to U.S. sanctions (on Sep 9th) (twitter.com)
Russia, Sanctions, Business, Technology, Politics
21 points by tosh 142 days ago | 2 comments
OpenTofu removed Russian-originated clouds unreasonably explain by sanctions (github.com/opentofu)
Open Source, Software, Geopolitics, Russia, Sanctions
37 points by wertik12 142 days ago | 23 comments
Russia to allow crypto payments in international trade to counter sanctions (reuters.com)
Cryptocurrency, Sanctions, Russia, International Trade, Finance
4 points by donutloop 171 days ago | 0 comments
Hong Kong becomes major hub for shipping banned tech to Iran, Russia (theregister.com)
International Relations, Technology, Trade, Sanctions
5 points by LinuxBender 179 days ago | 0 comments
US sanctions Boeing for sharing information about 737 MAX 9 investigation (apnews.com)
Boeing, Aviation, US Government, Sanctions, Investigations
79 points by Bluestein 204 days ago | 72 comments