Mobile data center demand rises amid Yandex attacks; supplier linked to FSB general's son
Following cyberattacks on Yandex, demand for mobile data centers has increased in Russia. A supplier of such equipment is reportedly connected to the son of an FSB general, raising questions about state involvement and potential security implications. The development signals a shift toward decentralized infrastructure in response to persistent cyber threats.
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Ukraine Strikes Yandex Data Centers, Disrupting Russian Digital Infrastructure
Ukrainian forces have conducted multiple drone strikes against Yandex data centers in Russia, confirmed to have disrupted operations at two facilities and damaged a third. These attacks have caused widespread outages across Russian internet services, with full restoration of some services expected to take months. Kyiv frames these strikes as retaliation for Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers, marking a significant escalation in cyber-physical warfare targeting civilian digital infrastructure.