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Ukraine arrests rogue VPN operator providing access to Runet

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Ukraine 's cyber police have arrested a 28-year-old man who operated a massive virtual private network (VPN) service, allowing people from within the country to access the Russian internet (Runet) Runet is the portion of the internet that includes Russian sites on the ".ru" and ".su" top-level domains, including government sites, social media platforms, search engines, and various news platforms from the country.

The self-taught hacker from Khmelnytskyi faces charges that could incur up to 15 years in prison.

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formal

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English

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70

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short-lived

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