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• @threatintel @threatintel on x

  New #wiper malware being used in attacks on #Ukraine 1bc44eef75779e3ca1eefb8ff5a64807dbc942b 1e4a2672d77b9f6928d292591

• @esetresearch @esetresearch on x

  Breaking. #ESETResearch discovered a new data wiper malware used in Ukraine today. ESET telemetry shows that it was installed on hundreds of machines in the country. This follows the DDoS attacks against several Ukrainian websites earlier today 1/n

• @netblocks @netblocks on x

  ⚠️ Confirmed: #Ukraine's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine and Cabinet of Ministers websites have just been impacted by network disruptions; the incident appears consistent with recent DDOS attacks 📉 ht…

• @juanandres_gs J. A. Guerrero-Saade on x

  Looking into new #wiper malware in #Ukraine- #EarlyTriage https://twitter.com/...

• @netblocks @netblocks on x

  ⚠️ Update: PrivatBank, the largest commercial bank in #Ukraine and Oschadbank, the State Savings Bank of Ukraine, have again also been knocked out along with the defence and ministerial websites. 📰 Previously: https://netblocks.org/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com…

• @nicoleperlroth Nicole Perlroth on x

  ESET reporting new wiper malware (malware that deletes data) on “hundreds of machines” in Ukraine. This is on top of the DDoS attacks already underway against Ukraine gov. ministries and banks. And texts to troops: “There is still time to save your life and leave the JFO zone.” h…

• @netblocks @netblocks on x

  @MarksLarks @accessnow The telecoms connectivity situation in #Ukraine is deteriorating amid military operations by Russia. We're tracking the situation and urge combatants not to target civilian infrastructure. https://netblocks.org/...

• @avastthreatlabs @avastthreatlabs on x

  On top of the #HermeticWiper (https://twitter.com/...) there is also a new golang-based ransomware roaming in #Ukraine waters. https://www.virustotal.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @eastdakota @eastdakota on x

  So far the Ukrainian Internet continues to function. Seeing a 50% increase in traffic, day-over-day, likely as people are scouring the news online as they wake up.

• @martinsfp Martin Sfp Bryant on x

  The 21st century has already seen too many wars, but this feels like it's set to be the first truly ‘21st century war’. https://twitter.com/...

• @campuscodi Catalin Cimpanu on x

  IOCs and ongoing analysis in the Twitter threads below: https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @lapatina_ Anastasiia Lapatina on x

  Important - more cyberattacks may be underway👇🏼 https://twitter.com/...

• @merket @merket on x

  The new weapons of war... https://twitter.com/...

• @gothicbfly Chantal Spurgeon on x

  This is the kind of thing that worries me! It wasn't too long ago that the US experienced cyberattacks that were linked to Russia. What if those were mere test runs? The next WW will have a major cyber component...this is certain! https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @nigelmbaker1 Nigel Baker on x

  Fantastic work by @ESETresearch . Attribution and identifying new malware is hard. This is first class analysis and telemetry. https://twitter.com/...

• @netblocks @netblocks on x

  ⚠️ Update: #Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications has issued a statement on today's DDOS attack: ➡️ Began at 16:00 local time ➡️ Traffic switched to another provider to lower impact ➡️ CERT-UA warns of further possible cyberattacks ➡️ Previous attack traced to Russia http…

• @netblocks @netblocks on x

  ⚠️ Confirmed: Amid reports of a power outage and increased military activity in Donetsk, #Ukraine, real-time network data show an observable disruption to internet connectivity 📉 https://twitter.com/...

• @watcherguru @watcherguru on x

  JUST IN: $345 million has been liquidated from the crypto market in the past 12 hours following Russia's invasion into Ukraine

• @campuscodi Catalin Cimpanu on x

  There's a lot of cryptocurrency mining taking place in Ukraine, if you're wondering why the market is reacting to this particular warzone but not others https://twitter.com/...

• @jamestitcomb James Titcomb on x

  OK but the Bitcoin price crash is not nearly so bad in rubles https://twitter.com/...

• @investingcom @investingcom on x

  ⚠️BREAKING: *RUSSIA'S MAIN STOCK INDEX PLUNGES 45%, BIGGEST ONE-DAY DROP IN HISTORY 🇷🇺🇷🇺 https://twitter.com/...

• @felixsalmon Felix Salmon on x

  I can't remember seeing a stock exchange fall 50% in one day. Obviously this was not priced in https://twitter.com/...

• @schuldensuehner @schuldensuehner on x

  #Gold spikes while digital Gold #Bitcoin plunges after Russia attack. https://twitter.com/...

• @birdyword Mike Bird on x

  RTS Index of large Russian stocks is now down *34%* today, nearly 50% in the last five days. It's below where it was during the absolute worst of the pandemic distress in 2020. And all this in a commodity-driven market, while oil is at over $100 per barrel. https://twitter.com/..…

• @ryan_browne_ Ryan Browne on x

  Cryptos plunging again today after Russia launched an attack on Ukraine: https://www.cnbc.com/... Further undermines bitcoin's “safe haven” narrative.

• @faisalislam Faisal Islam on x

  All time low of 87 roubles to the dollar for the Russian currency prompts talk of Russian Central Bank intervention using, quite literally, its warchest of $635 billion of forex reserves... central bank was put on US sanctions list this week. https://twitter.com/...

• @maxseddon Max Seddon on x

  Russian markets today: - Ruble at record lows - Moex index down 45 per cent - Gazprom down 48 per cent, Lukoil and Novatek both down more than 40 per cent - Bond prices collapse https://www.ft.com/...

• @lookner Steve Lookner on x

  Russia's benchmark stock index down 45% today https://twitter.com/...

• @johnquiggin @johnquiggin on x

  Time (actually, years past time) to ban all cryptocurrency transactions. Good for crime, corruption and carbon dioxide emissions, not for anything else. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @ibogost Ian Bogost on x

  Well, mission accomplished, I guess. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @preetatweets Anupreeta Das on x

  U.S. sanctions on Russia may not have as much bite as before, because of the wide, dark world of crypto: Russia Could Use Cryptocurrency to Blunt the Force of U.S. Sanctions https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @joshualipsky Josh Lipsky on x

  This is a good story on rise of crypto in Russia & what it means for sanctions evasion. But risk is a bit overstated. For example the digital ruble cited here is a retail, i.e. domestic use currency not a cross-border one that could be used between banks. https://www.nytimes.com/…

• @grady_booch Grady Booch on x

  As I was just saying... https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @flitteronfraud Emily Flitter on x

  Tired: Convincing bankers to have their underlings strip wire messages off of payments so you can evade sanctions Wired: Using #crypto like #btc + anonymizing tools or #cbdc + powerful rogue trading partners so you can evade sanctions w/@yaffebellany https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @yoyoel Yoel Roth on x

  We're closely investigating — but mass reporting is not a factor here. A small number of human errors as part of our work to proactively address manipulated media resulted in these incorrect enforcements. We're fixing the issue and reaching out directly to the affected folks. htt…

• @twittersafety @twittersafety on x

  When using Twitter in conflict zones or other high-risk areas, it's important to be aware of how to control your account and digital information. Every situation is different, so here are some things to consider:

• @elidourado Eli Dourado on x

  Twitter needs to do a better job of protecting these OSINT accounts. Russian controlled accounts are reporting them for fake violations and Twitter has been algorithmically suspending them for 12 hours. Twitter is part of the battlefield now. https://twitter.com/...

• @yoyoel Yoel Roth on x

  We do not trigger automated enforcements based on report volume, ever, exactly because of how easily gamed that would be.

• @osinttechnical @osinttechnical on x

  What really worries me the most (and IMO was demonstrated today) is that any Russian invasion will almost certainly include some form of mass reporting in order to disable smaller OSINT accounts.

• @johndcook John D. Cook on x

  Twitter blocked the accounts that first reported the invasion of Ukraine. They said it was an error, and let's assume it was. What about their algorithms leads to such errors? https://www.theverge.com/...

• @corintxt @corintxt on x

  When Russian troops began incursions into Ukraine, #OSINT analysts like @KyleJGlen, @OAlexanderDK and @sentdefender shared images & videos that helped track their movements. Then, they found their accounts locked for unspecified violations. https://www.theverge.com/... https://tw…

• @reckless Nilay Patel on x

  The content moderators of war https://www.theverge.com/...

• @idahobones @idahobones on x

  the twitter OSINT community needs to be protected. who else will spend the day retweeting tiktok videos other people find and whiffing on invasion timelines. https://twitter.com/...

• @trustlessstate @trustlessstate on x

  This why we need unstoppable apps It's not just finance that needs 24/7/365 platforms Web3 protocols need to be resistant from attack. If Putin can force pockets of Twitter to go offline, then we aren't able to express our needs as humans https://www.theverge.com/... via @Verge

• @blackamazon @blackamazon on x

  If only you had a comms model that didn't depend on catching your attention by being appropriately “relevant” to get a response https://twitter.com/...

• @fabiochiusi Fabio Chiusi on x

  “Researchers raised concerns that the account suspension could have been part of a mass reporting campaign intended to disable OSINT accounts during a Russian invasion” Twitter accounts sharing video from Ukraine are being suspended https://www.theverge.com/...

• @osinttechnical @osinttechnical on x

  Russia is very, very social media savvy. They understand how to manipulate and control a narrative.

• @respectisvital Alex Tiffin on x

  This is pretty important. There have been some great reports coming out if Eastern Ukraine and Western Russia because of the legwork done by OSINT accounts. Stopping them, stops the footage etc you've been seeing. https://twitter.com/...

• @aprilwright @aprilwright on x

  Accounts sharing media from Ukraine are crucial sources of Intel for monitoring Russian troop activities Researchers and reporters who rely on material from social media/OSINT have found their Twitter accounts unexpectedly suspended Why? https://www.theverge.com/...

• @marloegroup Robert Castro on x

  Twitter accounts sharing video from Ukraine are being suspended when they're needed most https://www.theverge.com/... via @Verge

• @anthony Anthony DeRosa on x

  Supporters of Ukraine are concerned that the removal of Twitter accounts sharing OSINT from the region could benefit Russian military goals in the region https://www.theverge.com/...

• @shashj Shashank Joshi on x

  Will OSINT function as expected in a conflict? Some accounts seem to be getting locked after being reported, at scale. Not hard to see who might want to do this. https://twitter.com/...

• @tonyserrata Antonio Serrata on x

  Fair enough. Then it means that support staff doesn't really understand the implications of the accounts they're banning...may require some peer review before banning them. Because there's instances WHITE SUPREMACISTS and harassers stay on this platform and useful accounts don't …

• @maximeristavi @maximeristavi on x

  as journalists from press freedom frontlines we've been warning american tech that their platforms are gamed by dictators and used to suppress dissent and critical voices on everyday basis — they would never listen. now this reaches clusterfuck proportions https://www.theverge.co…