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L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 10:44 PM Feb 2022

EXCLUSIVE Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia

Source: reuters.com

The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops, according two people involved in the project.

As Russian forces attacked cities across Ukraine, requests for volunteers began to appear on hacker forums on Thursday morning, as many residents fled the capital Kyiv. read more

"Ukrainian cybercommunity! It's time to get involved in the cyber defense of our country," the post read, asking hackers and cybersecurity experts to submit an application via Google docs, listing their specialties, such as malware development, and professional references.

Yegor Aushev, co-founder of a cybersecurity company in Kyiv, told Reuters he wrote the post at the request of a senior Defense Ministry official who contacted him on Thursday. Aushev's firm Cyber Unit Technologies is known for working with Ukraine's government on the defense of critical infrastructure.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/exclusive-ukraine-calls-hacker-underground-defend-against-russia-2022-02-24/






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EXCLUSIVE Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia (Original Post) L. Coyote Feb 2022 OP
Kicking for visability SheltieLover Feb 2022 #1
The hacking group Anonymous has announced that it is entering a cyber battle with the Russian gov nt yaesu Feb 2022 #2
Say "Goodbye" to RT. #Anonymous has taken down the website. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #4
Just now saw your post Deuxcents Feb 2022 #7
Yep, RT is definitely down yaesu Feb 2022 #10
Found this graphic, gone black! L. Coyote Feb 2022 #14
Looks like they hit more than RT but haven't checked the others nt yaesu Feb 2022 #15
Imagine if they can insert into the Russian troops on the ground. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #16
Oh Really! The Caring World Cha Feb 2022 #12
They are very clever Deuxcents Feb 2022 #5
Got a feeling hackers worldwide want a piece of Putin. Pinback Feb 2022 #3
Can they transfer his wealth to Ukraine? L. Coyote Feb 2022 #6
Ohhhh yes.... FarPoint Feb 2022 #18
I like the way you put that! Cha Feb 2022 #13
Hack the Russian missiles to turn around and strike where they were sent from. fierywoman Feb 2022 #8
rt.com is seriously messed up and not functional. u can only see the organization map nt msongs Feb 2022 #9
This much is still readable: " Anonymous declare 'cyber war' against Russia" .... L. Coyote Feb 2022 #11
Shut down Russia's electric grid Ameri Canadian Feb 2022 #17
Uh... No. Too many innocent Russians would be affected. Shutting down the electricity where Putin... electric_blue68 Feb 2022 #27
Hackers have taken down Russian oil giant Gazprom's website L. Coyote Feb 2022 #19
Anonymous disables state news website L. Coyote Feb 2022 #20
Hit their utilities hospitals banks telecoms JanMichael Feb 2022 #21
Advocating for the deaths of innocent civilians, that's really FU'ed up. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #22
I was thinking military plans but thank you for your concern. JanMichael Feb 2022 #23
Radio frequency interference over the Russian military numbers station L. Coyote Feb 2022 #24
Hacktivists Black Hawk crash NORD a #Russian VPN meant to hide IP addresses L. Coyote Feb 2022 #25
Russian TV channels 'hacked to broadcast Ukrainian songs' L. Coyote Feb 2022 #26
THIS is so AWESOME!! bluestarone Feb 2022 #28
No let up either. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #29
LOL. Anonymous, can you turn on "Swan Lake" ballet on Russian television? L. Coyote Feb 2022 #30
Russian military communications intercepted. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #31

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
16. Imagine if they can insert into the Russian troops on the ground.
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 12:22 AM
Feb 2022

Send them orders to retreat.....

Cha

(296,849 posts)
12. Oh Really! The Caring World
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 11:30 PM
Feb 2022

is standing against the Murderous Russian Regime.. Except, of course, the US Cult of the Psychotic MagaTraitors to the USA.

Pinback

(12,152 posts)
3. Got a feeling hackers worldwide want a piece of Putin.
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 10:52 PM
Feb 2022

Geeks, as a rule, don’t like bullies. And some of the same people who’ve spilled oligarchs’ secrets in recent years are ready to help, I feel certain. Will be interesting to see how this goes.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
11. This much is still readable: " Anonymous declare 'cyber war' against Russia" ....
Thu Feb 24, 2022, 11:24 PM
Feb 2022
Anonymous declare ‘cyber war’ against Russia
RT.com has also been targeted in what appears to be a widespread denial-of-service (DDoS) attack


https://www.rt.com/russia/550548-anonymous-cyber-war-russia/

Also locked, their admin e-mail domain rttv.ru

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electric_blue68

(14,818 posts)
27. Uh... No. Too many innocent Russians would be affected. Shutting down the electricity where Putin...
Sat Feb 26, 2022, 08:28 PM
Feb 2022

and his loyal minions are (homes, offices, dachas, etc) however...

Now that who be a gooood thing. 👍

JanMichael

(24,873 posts)
21. Hit their utilities hospitals banks telecoms
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 11:13 PM
Feb 2022

Fuck it all up.

Maybe planes will just fall from the sky.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
22. Advocating for the deaths of innocent civilians, that's really FU'ed up.
Fri Feb 25, 2022, 11:18 PM
Feb 2022

You wrote, "Maybe planes will just fall from the sky." Go join Trump and Putin if that's how you roll.

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