A look at volunteer hackers in the Russia-Ukraine war, many scattered globally with unverifiable identities, as both sides recruit them to launch cyberattacks
The hackers have claimed a number of disruptions over the past week, blurring the lines between amateurs and groups linked to governments.
Volunteer hackers enter Russia's war on Ukraine: “This is not going to be solely a conflict among nations. There are going to be participants that are not under the strict control of any government.” via @kateconger @satariano https://www.nytimes.com/...
Apparent volunteers have stormed Russia and Ukraine with cyberattacks, blurring the lines between state-backed hackers and patriotic amateurs. https://www.nytimes.com/...
The hackers came from around the world. They knocked Russian and Ukrainian government websites offline, graffitied antiwar messages onto the home pages of Russian media outlets and leaked data from rival hacking operations https://www.nytimes.com/...
This is a very compelling story, but please be mindful of 18 USC 956(b), which makes it a crime to conspire in the US to damage property situated within a foreign country and belonging to a foreign government with which the United States is at peace. https://twitter.com/...