Category: Russia

President Putin appointed Colonel-General of Police Arkady Gostev as director of the FSIN This is stated in the corresponding decree of the head of state. Police Colonel General Gostev has been appointed to replace the dismissed Alexander Kalashnikov. The new director of the FSIN previously served as deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Gostev was born in 1961 in the Shatsk district of the Ryazan region. He came to the service in the internal affairs bodies in 1981, starting his career as a police officer in the patrol and guard service. Graduated from the Moscow Higher Police School of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs. He worked as an investigator, rose to the head of the department for the investigation of organized crime. On June 16, 2012 Gostev was appointed Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia. Has state awards, including medals “For Valor in Service”, “For Combat

Bleeping Computer: Tens of thousands of printers can be hacked through an open TCP port Tens of thousands of printers can be hacked remotely, exploiting the ignorance of users. This is reported by the Bleeping Computer. Methods for hacking a large number of printers have been uncovered by Italian security experts Giampaolo Bella and Pietro Biondi. The authors of the material noticed that a huge amount of office equipment can be connected remotely in the case of an open TCP port. In such a scenario, an attacker can “hijack” the printer and use it at his own discretion. By connecting to the equipment through the public TCP port 9100, the hacker can use the device to carry out DDoS attacks. An attacker can also sabotage an organization by hacking multiple printers at the same time and starting printing. In addition, there is a danger of further hacking of the system

Peskov about Volodin's post about QR codes with 270 thousand comments: feedback is welcome conducting polls of Russians in Telegram. He said that the Kremlin welcomes any method of obtaining reliable feedback from the population. This is reported by Interfax. “Any methods of obtaining reliable feedback from the population are welcome, because it is much more objective and much more clearly shows real sentiments, real requests, real support or fears of some mistakes”, – said Peskov. This is how a Kremlin official commented on the post of State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin in Telegram, in which he asked subscribers for feedback on the draft law on QR codes. In less than a day, the post of the politician collected more than 250 thousand comments. It is noted that in the post Volodin announced the intention of the State Duma to discuss in detail the bills on the introduction of codes:

Russian President Vladimir Putin fired the head of the FSIN Kalashnikov Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed the head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) Alexander Kalashnikov. The text of the corresponding decree is published on the Kremlin website. “To release Kalashnikov Alexander Petrovich from the post of director of the Federal Penitentiary Service. This Decree comes into force on the day of its signing, “the document says. Instead of Kalashnikov, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Arkady Gostev has been appointed to this position. Kalashnikov took over as director of the Federal Penitentiary Service in October 2019, replacing Gennady Kornienko. In 2021, it was included in the sanctions lists of the European Union, the United States and Canada.

State-owned OWK Finance defaulted on payments of 16.34 billion rubles

Senator Kovitidi said that the approach of the US destroyer to the Black Sea is a challenge to the Russian Federation and is also a security challenge to Russia. This comment was given by the Senator from Crimea Olga Kovitidi, writes RIA Novosti. At the same time, she called on the Security Council of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to take concrete steps to keep the United States, as well as its allies from escalation of military activity in the Black Sea. Earlier it became known that the US Navy missile destroyer Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) on November 25 went to the Black Sea to take part in joint operations with American NATO allies. The Pentagon reported that the naval exercises of NATO's joint forces help maintain an integrated system of deterring military threats. On November 12, an exercise was held in the international waters of the

Imprisoned blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky wrote a song titled “This Way” Imprisoned blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky, husband Presidents of Belarus Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, wrote a song called “This Way” about the struggle of Belarusians against the regime of Alexander Lukashenko. You can get acquainted with the composition performed by the musician Kosmas on YouTube. “This song is instead of his [Tikhanovsky's] last word in court,” write the authors of the Country for Life Youtube channel. The song is about the tragic events that happened before, during and after the presidential elections in Belarus. In particular, several verses are dedicated to those killed and injured by the actions of the Belarusian security forces, as well as to the participants of mass protest actions in prison. In the composition, Tikhanovsky also called on Belarusians not to give up and continue to confront the current government for the sake of freedom and respect for civil rights.

Jared Leto told how in his youth he was fired from his job for drug trafficking Actor Jared Leto spoke about his youth fired from his job in a movie theater for drug dealing. The actor shared his memories on the show by TV presenter Ellen DeGeneres. “As a teenager, I worked in a cinema, and then I was fired for selling grass from under the counter. I love going to the movies, “the artist admitted. Leto said that in those years he considered himself an entrepreneur (fr. Entrepreneur – entrepreneur). He also noted that “marijuana was bought with popcorn.” During his youth Summer, selling marijuana was a crime throughout the United States. Leto appeared at the premiere of Ridley Scott's House of Gucci.

Actor Nikita Dzhigurda defeated host Otar Kushanashvili in the Nashe Delo league by knockout Russian actor and showman Nikita Dzhigurd Kushanashvili under the auspices of the Our Delo promotion. This was reported on the organization's YouTube channel. The fight was fought according to the rules of boxing with gloves for mixed martial arts (MMA). The actor defeated his opponent in the first round by knockout. After the fight, Dzhigurda challenged former world boxing champion Nikolai Valuev and rapper Dzhigan. This is Dzhigurda's second fight under the auspices of the Nashe Delo league. Prior to that, the actor defeated State Duma deputy Vitaly Milonov on October 5. The fight was held according to the rules of boxing without hitting the head. Dzhigurda is a Russian and Soviet actor. The peak of his film career came in the 1990s. The actor took part in the popular TV show “King of the Ring”,