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Ukrainian authorities seize unencrypted Windscribe VPN servers

On June 24, 2021, Windscribe reported that two of its VPN servers in Ukraine, which were running OpenVPN, were seized by Ukrainian authorities. The reasons for the confiscation of the servers are not yet known. The main problem is that

NaVi moves the Dota 2 roster to the inactive list after unsatisfying performance

After the poor performance in The International 10 qualifiers, the esports club NaVi transferred its Dota 2 roster to the inactive list. According to the club’s COO Aleksey Kucherov, roster members will remain in the organization but will not play

Ukraine imposes sanctions against the Russian online store Wildberries and its founders

On July 23, the website of the President of Ukraine published documents on the imposition of new sanctions against several citizens of the Russian Federation – Tatyana and Vladislav Bakalchuk. Tatyana Bakalchuk and her husband Vladislav Bakalchuk are the founders

Ukraine to get its first national esports team

On 21 July 2021, the Ministry of Youth and Sports granted the Ukrainian Esports Federation national status, as stated in decree No. 2561 (not yet published on the website of the Ministry). This status will give the UESF the authority

SoftServe breaks through the 10,000 employee mark

SoftServe, one of Ukraine’s largest IT companies, has announced that it has crossed the 10,000-employee mark. The news was reported to AIN.UA by the company. Since the beginning of 2021, the company has increased its staff by 26%, hiring 2,820

Grammarly kicks off contest for white hackers with $100,000 prize

Grammarly, a Ukrainian unicorn tech company, has announced a CTF (Capture The Flag) contest for ethical hackers. It will be held on the HackerOne platform. The hacker who will be the first to report about the critical vulnerability under the

Over 70% of Ukrainian employers are ready to switch to a 4-day workweek as an experiment

The majority of Ukrainian employers, namely 52.5%, consider the possibility of introducing a 4-day workweek in Ukraine as realistic, while 47.5% believe that reducing the workweek is impossible for our country. At the same time, according to a survey conducted

Kyiv court orders seizure of $631,500 from a cryptocurrency wallet in fraud case. Next steps unclear

On June 25, 2021, the Holosiivskyi District Court of Kyiv decided to seize funds from a crypto wallet amounting to $631,500. The police and the Prosecutor’s Office suspect that a fraudster stole a crypto investor’s money. According to the Court’s

Ukrainian Parliament votes for e-residency: Foreign IT professionals to be allowed to open businesses in Ukraine remotely

On July 13, the Verkhovna Rada passed in the first reading bill No. 5270 about e-residency, which will allow foreign specialists to register as individual entrepreneurs (FOP) and pay taxes in Ukraine without the need to stay in the country. According to the

EPAM opens a representative office in Odesa

EPAM, the largest Ukrainian IT company, will open a representative office in Odesa, which will organize and coordinate all the work of the company in the Odesa, Mykolaiv, and Kherson regions. As the head of the representative office of EPAM