Russia's Telegram block hits web usersImage copyrightSteve JenningsImage caption Telegram founder Pavel Durov has vowed to help users circumvent the ban

Russian web users are reporting problems accessing online services as a result of the authorities' bid to block the Telegram messaging app.

Russia's media regulator has blocked more than 4 million IP

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Mobile phone network T-Mobile has agreed to pay $40m (£27m) after claims by the US government that it used false ringtones when calls could not be connected in rural areas.

This would have given the impression that the calls were going unanswered rather than not connecting.

The settlement was negotiated by the Federal

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Life of a memeImage copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption The meme stars Paul Teutul Jr (left) and Paul Teutul in a heated argument

You may have seen a meme featuring two men furiously arguing and wondered what on earth it was all about.

The five-panel series of images known as the American Chopper meme uses stills taken from the

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Ikea's odd jobs marketplace TaskRabbit is investigating a "cyber-security incident", the company has announced.

The app and website let people find freelance workers to complete household tasks such as cleaning, gardening or assembling flat-pack furniture.

TaskRabbit has not revealed the nature of the incident, but said it was

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HackerImage copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Attack bots scan net address ranges looking for vulnerable servers

Cyber-attackers are turning to tools that automate the process of finding and hijacking vulnerable servers, a study has found.

The study used a fake server known as a honeypot to log everything done to it

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