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IT Army of Ukraine
The IT Army of Ukraine (Ukrainian: IT-армія України) is a volunteer cyber force organisation created at the end of February 2022 to engage in cyberwarfare against Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war. The group conducts offensive cyberwarfare operations, primarily DDoS attacks, against Russian state organizations and businesses.
On 26 February 2022, the Minister of Digital Transformation and First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, announced the creation of the IT Army, which has been coordinating its efforts primarily via Telegram and Twitter.
According to Reuters, the Ukrainian government asked for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops. Yegor Aushev, the co-founder of a Ukrainian cybersecurity firm Hacken, wrote, "Ukrainian cybercommunity! It's time to get involved in the cyber defense of our country," asking hackers and cybersecurity experts to submit an application listing their specialties, such as malware development, and professional references.
Furthermore, the Ukrainian government broadcast a global call for the participation hackers, hacktivists, and regular computer users alike, the first time a nation-state has done so, thus further shaping cyberwarfare doctrine.
The volunteers who joined the group are divided into offensive and defensive cyber units. While the offensive volunteer unit would assist Ukraine's military in conducting digital espionage operations against invading Russian forces, the defensive unit would be employed to defend infrastructure such as power plants and water systems.
The Ukrainian government used Twitter and Telegram to share a list of Russian and Belarusian targets for the army to attack. As time went on, the dissemination of target information became more structured, with attacks primarily consisting of denial-of-service attacks using a variety of open-source tools. Russian ransomware operators responded by offering their assistance to counter the Ukrainian effort.
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IT Army of Ukraine
The IT Army of Ukraine (Ukrainian: IT-армія України) is a volunteer cyber force organisation created at the end of February 2022 to engage in cyberwarfare against Russia during the Russo-Ukrainian war. The group conducts offensive cyberwarfare operations, primarily DDoS attacks, against Russian state organizations and businesses.
On 26 February 2022, the Minister of Digital Transformation and First Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, announced the creation of the IT Army, which has been coordinating its efforts primarily via Telegram and Twitter.
According to Reuters, the Ukrainian government asked for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops. Yegor Aushev, the co-founder of a Ukrainian cybersecurity firm Hacken, wrote, "Ukrainian cybercommunity! It's time to get involved in the cyber defense of our country," asking hackers and cybersecurity experts to submit an application listing their specialties, such as malware development, and professional references.
Furthermore, the Ukrainian government broadcast a global call for the participation hackers, hacktivists, and regular computer users alike, the first time a nation-state has done so, thus further shaping cyberwarfare doctrine.
The volunteers who joined the group are divided into offensive and defensive cyber units. While the offensive volunteer unit would assist Ukraine's military in conducting digital espionage operations against invading Russian forces, the defensive unit would be employed to defend infrastructure such as power plants and water systems.
The Ukrainian government used Twitter and Telegram to share a list of Russian and Belarusian targets for the army to attack. As time went on, the dissemination of target information became more structured, with attacks primarily consisting of denial-of-service attacks using a variety of open-source tools. Russian ransomware operators responded by offering their assistance to counter the Ukrainian effort.