How Ukraine and Russia are rewriting the rules of cyber war - BBC News

Foreign Scale Invasion of Ukraine

The video discusses the cyber war between Russia and Ukraine, with both sides using armies of vigilante hackers to carry out attacks.

Russian Hacker Army

• Kill Milk is the leader of a Russian hacker army that has been attacking Ukraine and its allies since Russia's invasion.

• Kill Milk has rallied a telegram group of hackers and supporters nearly 100,000 members strong.

• Kill Milk called for attacks on hospitals in countries donating tanks to Ukraine.

Vigilante Groups

• Anonymous has joined the fight carrying out hundreds of attacks against Russia.

• One Fist hacked a Russian radio station to play a fake air raid siren.

• A hacker responsible for the attack was from Central Ukraine and carried out hacks with One Fist and a vigilante group called The I.T Army of Ukraine.

Cyber Military Teams

• Ukrainian authorities gave targets to Roman's hacking team, which took out the ticketing system for the southern Russia Railway for 20 hours.

• The Ukrainian cyber military could not publicly carry out such an attack themselves as a responsible nation but are seemingly comfortable watching vigilantes do it instead.

• Evidence is growing that Russian cyber military teams could be working directly with groups like Kill Milk.

Ukraine's Cyber Security Defense HQ

The cyber security defense HQ in Ukraine is facing persistent attacks from various groups, including Killnet. They have dealt with 2186 incidents so far.

• Victor Jora, the leader of Ukraine's cyber security Authority, says that attacks from suspected Russian cyber military are the most troubling and serious. They deal with up to 10 severe cyber incidents every day.

• Cyber attacks cannot bring as much impact to Ukrainian infrastructure due to their cyber defending capabilities and efforts. If they were weaker, these attacks would be more destructive.

• Some sources claim that Ukraine has been worse affected than they've been admitting publicly. They're being aided by cyber military teams and private cyber security companies paid for from tens of millions of dollars donated to Ukraine's cyber defense.

• There is a concern that hacktivists might cause serious harm if attacks get out of control. Ted is one of the main coordinators of the IT Army of Ukraine.

The Impact of Cyber War

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine is rewriting the rules of engagement online.

• Thankfully, the Cyber War has proven to be less destructive than the physical War but it is no doubt rewriting The Rules of Engagement online.