The internet under fire: when the “network” becomes a weapon of destruction.• Russian-Ukrainian server war (today’s latest): Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations announced that its mobile app for early warnings and emergency reports had been hit by a large-scale cyberattack that disrupted its services. In recent days, Moscow and Kyiv have traded intense accusations over the use of electronic warfare to disable relief and emergency apps, as well as critical digital infrastructure on both sides.

• Escalation of Iranian threats to cut off the international internet: Iranian media reports confirmed that an official security decision had been issued to completely cut off the international internet immediately upon the outbreak of any full-scale, direct military confrontation with the United States or Israel. This follows leaks about plans drawn up by Tehran to target 7 undersea communications cables that pass through the Strait of Hormuz (carrying nearly 80% of global and Gulf internet data), as a way to raise the economic and cyber costs of war for the West and countries in the region.

• November 17 rumor: In recent hours, unsubstantiated rumors have spread across social media platforms and the Dark Web, claiming that plans are underway to cut off internet access worldwide on November 17 of this year. Technical experts promptly confirmed that these reports are false and part of a disinformation campaign, since the global internet is independently and decentralizely distributed and cannot be switched off with “one button.”#USMidterms-WhatAreMarketsExpecting? #BinanceReopensWithdrawalsForMoreAssets