The Ukrainian Armed Forces quickly neutralized the operation.
Russia is one of the world's most sophisticated cyber aggressors. In January, Ukraineof being behind a cyberattack that targeted around 70 Ukrainian government websites.
At the time, a message in Ukrainian, Russian, and Polish was posted on the hacked websites that said:"Ukrainian! All your personal data has been uploaded onto the public internet. This is for your past, your present, and your future." Now, it seems the warring nation is behind another cyber attack this time with the use of a bot farm. on Thursday that Russian operatives had engineered a bot farm that sent 5,000 SMS messages to the Ukrainian military and law enforcement officers requesting that they defect and surrender to the Russians.
"The outcome of events is predetermined! Be prudent and refuse to support nationalism and discredited leaders of the country who have already fled the capital!!!" the Ukrainian Armed Forces' Facebook post also read.It seems indeed that the bot farm had the opposite effect fortifying Ukraine's dedication to its people and renewing its interest to protect its nation against Russian attacks.
against Ukrainian government websites and affiliated organizations through various malware including but not limited to activating a data-wiping malware dubbed HermeticWiper. Will the next attack be so easy to deflect?Stay ahead with the latest science, technology and innovation news, for free:
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