Local reporter is beaten up in Moscow two days after a leading journalist was severely injured in a brutal attack.
The Kremlin is cracking down on cybercrime, which has become increasingly difficult to contain.
What are often seen as childish pranks are in fact part of a dangerous growing trend especially among today’s young talented techies.
Cybercrime is becoming more and more common in Russia, with a growing number of technology graduates getting involved.
Moscow has long turned a blind eye to it but fears that it will deter foreign investors has pushed the Russian government to announce a crackdown.
Al Jazeera’s Neave Barker reports on the dangerous trend from Moscow.