Russia's VPN Crackdown Caused Bank Outages, Telegram Founder Says

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By EditorDavidApr 6, 2026, 3:34 am106 ptsTrending
Russia's "great crackdown" on VPNs — and a clampdown on Telegram's messaging platform — had an unintended side effect, reports Bloomberg. It "triggered the widespread banking outage seen across the country this week, Telegram's billionaire founder Pavel Durov said." "Telegram was banned in Russia, yet 65…

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