Discussion

• @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/...

• @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.

• @djrothkopf David Rothkopf on x

  Why stop with Ukrainian hackers? The world hacker community should mobilize. What we need is the e-version of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade (look it up) to fight Russian fascism. https://twitter.com/...

• @grady_booch Grady Booch on x

  Resistance takes many forms. https://twitter.com/...

• @nw_horadam Nathaniel Horadam on x

  If only Eastern Europe produced an inordinate number of programmers and hackers who hate the Russians and would be willing to wreak absolute havoc on their digital infrastructure https://twitter.com/...

• @_mg_ @_mg_ on x

  Spinning this up now is gonna be... intense. But also wtf... I'm surprised their allies are not already helping here. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @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/...

• @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/...

• @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…

• @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

• @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/...

• @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/...

• @ngleicher Nathaniel Gleicher on x

  1/ In response to the unfolding military conflict in Ukraine, we have established a Special Operations Center to respond in real time. It is staffed by experts (including native speakers) so we can closely monitor the situation and act as fast as possible.

• @janelytv Jane Lytvynenko on x

  Facebook cutting off data access, disbanding the CrowdTangle team, and standing in the way of research now has a direct effect on the ability to uncover Russian information operating during this offensive. Researchers don't give up but we need to acknowledge this consequence.

• @eamonjavers Eamon Javers on x

  Facebook parent Meta says it has set up a Special Operations Center “to respond to activity across our platform in real time” in light of the invasion of Ukraine. The goal is to quickly remove content that violates its standards.

• @broderick Ryan Broderick on x

  YouTube continuing to allow Russia Today to monetize their channel amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine is exactly the same decision Facebook made last year when it let insurrectionists organize using Facebook Events. This is a company prioritizing profit and engagement over ethics.…

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  Repeat after me. Facebook is evil. https://twitter.com/...

• @bostonjoan @bostonjoan on x

  Best to turn on cable news to get information than the wasteland of social media right now. Hoaxes claiming an American journalist was killed in Ukraine are starting to scale. Old video and old images are being decontextualized and shared as evidence of ground war. Be skeptical!

• @hot_local_moops @hot_local_moops on x

  This is also going to be a huge element this year. Social media will change. This is our first live war where there's broad awareness of digital disinformation and attention from the political mainstream. https://www.politico.com/...

• @f_kaltheuner @f_kaltheuner on x

  German newspaper reports that trolls and bots are flooding their comment section and social media with pro Putin messages. They can't manage the flood, also because Facebook limits the amount of comments you can delete to 10,000 https://twitter.com/...

• @slpng_giants @slpng_giants on x

  The way that Facebook is dealing with disinformation on their platform is getting rid of the only way to uncover disinformation on their platform. https://twitter.com/...

• @kinga_valentino Kinga C Valentino on x

  People from across #Europe are offering their homes to #Ukrainian people and their animals. If you are evacuating from #Ukraine join the group below on Facebook for help. If you have a spare room, please open your home. #UkraineRussiaCrisis #UkraineRussiaCrisis #RussiaInvasion ht…

• @jason_kint Jason Kint on x

  PS in this category of Facebook evil, never forget Facebook cut off NYU cybersecurity researchers who were studying harmful effects from the social network. And got away with it. @LauraEdelson2 https://twitter.com/...

• @fboversight @fboversight on x

  Facebook thought two was sufficient in Myanmar. Hopefully they have more... https://twitter.com/...

• @sivavaid @sivavaid on x

  Once again, Facebook is making the world worse. https://twitter.com/...

• @jeffhorwitz Jeff Horwitz on x

  Successful FB efforts to combat this kind of stuff have long been routinely dependent on warnings from outside the company, whether from partners or advocacy groups or reporters. Whether in Myanmar or the US, the company's needed the help. https://twitter.com/...

• @marietjeschaake Marietje Schaake on x

  Russia's top five international state-backed media outlets have used Facebook and Twitter to share debunked reports claiming that the Ukrainian military had committed unprovoked attacks on Russian-allied forces ↘️ https://www.politico.com/...

• @verambergen Vera Bergengruen on x

  Facebook says it's set up a special ops center in response to the invasion of Ukraine, and added new security features to allow people in Ukraine to lock their profiles. (Similar to what they added during the US withdrawal from Afghanistan last year) https://twitter.com/...

• @andy_scollick Andy Scollick on x

  Facebook seeks to help Ukrainians with online security (vital given that Russia has lists of Ukrainians it intends to hunt down). Thread https://twitter.com/...

• @patreonsupport @patreonsupport on x

  1/2 We understand people's desire to support humanitarian activities in #Ukraine. Patreon does not allow funds raised on the platform to be used to support violence or purchasing of military equipment.

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  The Come Back Alive patreon I tweeted about earlier which is a charity that uses donations for military supplies & training for the Ukrainian Army has been suspended by Patreon for violating their terms of service. Over time all mass consumer products will need wartime policies. …

• @jordannovet Jordan Novet on x

  Patreon suspended the campaign for @BackAndAlive after the nonprofit raised over $300,000 to give helmets and other supplies to Ukrainian soldiers. company says it ‘does not allow any campaigns involved in violence or purchasing of military equipment’ https://www.cnbc.com/...

• @dataracer117 @dataracer117 on x

  Patreon has suspended a Ukrainian charity called “Come Back Alive” freezing $250,000 in donations. The charity provides veteran services, medicine, food, bulletproof vests, & thermal gear for Ukrainian troops. Patreon canceled them for “supporting violence” while being invaded. h…

• @cnbc @cnbc on x

  Data from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic shows that over a 12-hour window Thursday, nearly $400,000 in bitcoin was donated to Come Back Alive, a Ukrainian NGO providing support to the armed forces. https://www.cnbc.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @lopp Jameson Lopp on x

  When will folks learn that funding controversial organizations requires censorship resistant money. https://blog.patreon.com/...

• @patreon @patreon on x

  Our statement on the suspension of Come Back Alive, and the situation in Ukraine https://blog.patreon.com/...

• @carnage4life @carnage4life on x

  Incredible but true. You can legitimately support the Ukraine Army via Patreon. https://twitter.com/...

• @mhbergen Mark Bergen on x

  Former Google lawyer in Russia: “We are dealing with a very robust Russian propaganda machine” New story on the hornet's nest Google/YouTube is in: https://www.bloomberg.com/...

• @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:

• @campuscodi Catalin Cimpanu on x

  I wonder if this would be enough of a good reason to justify more US involvement. Can anyone with knowledge of the semiconductor market weigh in and speak about supply chain alternatives? https://twitter.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/...

• @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…

• @kendilaniannbc Ken Dilanian on x

  Scoop: Biden has been presented with options for massive, unprecedented cyberattacks against Russia https://t.co/nxj5NCjpD3 with @ckubeNBC

• @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

• @threatintel @threatintel on x

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

• @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…

• @kevincollier Kevin Collier on x

  Countries abstain from using their nukes because everyone knows that an escalation quickly means we all lose. We've never seen cyber superpowers taking turns destructively hacking each other's infrastructure. Wholly uncharted waters. https://twitter.com/...

• @billkristol Bill Kristol on x

  It's understandable we'd be cautious about escalatory implications of broad cyberattacks inside of Russia. On the other hand, targeted cyber counter-attacks against Russian forces launching offensives within Ukraine might well be reasonable. And helpful. https://www.nbcnews.com/.…

• @dnvolz Dustin Volz on x

  A new strain of wiper malware has been detected in Ukraine and, notably, Latvia. Western officials have warned for months about the possibility that Russian cyber aggression in Ukraine could have spillover effects in the region or globally. https://www.wsj.com/...

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

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

• @campuscodi Catalin Cimpanu on x

  Symantec has published a report on this malware last night. They updated the report earlier today to add that in some cases some fake ransom note was shown in an attempt to pass some of the attacks as ransomware. https://symantec-enterprise- blogs.security.com/... https://twitter…

• @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…

• @dnvolz Dustin Volz on x

  Update: Symantec now says they have seen targets of the new wiper attack in Ukraine, Latvia AND Lithuania. Targets include finance and government contractors, Symantec says. https://twitter.com/...

• @gavinsblog Gavin Sheridan on x

  And this is where things get very very dangerous. Any attack on a NATO member (even cyber) is potentially catastrophic. Cascading decisions could lead us in an extremely perilous direction. https://twitter.com/...

• @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/...

• @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/...

• @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…

• @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.

• @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/...

• @merket @merket on x

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

• @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/...

• @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…

• @lapatina_ Anastasiia Lapatina on x

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

• @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/...

• @rakyll Jaana Dogan on x

  My theory, back in the day, was that the West is going to ban crypto currencies as a result of an event like this. https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @rossdawson Ross Dawson on x

  The rise of cryptocurrencies including central bank digital currencies means that US sanctions power is substantially reduced. There was talk of cutting Russia off from SWIFT. Now there are alternatives to traditional payments systems. In @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @aaron_m_arnold Aaron Arnold on x

  This is way overstated. Russia cannot use crypto to evade sanctions. It's important to remember that having virtual assets is one thing but converting it to fiat is another. What banks do you think will take that risk? https://www.nytimes.com/...

• @tracyalloway Tracy Alloway on x

  The long-term chart for Russia's stock market now looks like this: https://www.bloomberg.com/... https://twitter.com/...

• @stevehouf Steve Hou on x

  Some evidence that Putin's “special military operation” came also as a surprise to many Russians, who had either not paid very close attention or had hoped/wished/prayed that it was mostly sabre-rattling that wouldn't really come to pass. https://twitter.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/...

• @ibogost Ian Bogost on x

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

• @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/…

• @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/...

• @osinttechnical @osinttechnical on x

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

• @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/...

• @jamestitcomb James Titcomb on x

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

• @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/...

• @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.

• @investingcom @investingcom on x

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

• @lookner Steve Lookner on x

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

• @schuldensuehner @schuldensuehner on x

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

• @grady_booch Grady Booch on x

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