WhatsApp and Telegram faced significant downtime in Russia due to a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The Russian regulatory body, Roskomnadzor, tackled the situation within an hour. Amid ongoing internet surveillance and censorship by Russia, it is proposed that pro-Western hackers targeted Telegram, which is popular among criminal elements. However, the reason behind targeting American-owned WhatsApp remains uncertain.

GP2GP likely to be phased out and more briefs
Te Whatu Ora plans to address risks of the outdated GP2GP electronic record system until a new digital health record launches midyear. In Western Australia,