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A general comment on cyberwarfare. The Russian government/military is probably one of the most formidable cyberwarfare forces in the world (a quick googling lis
by ciphol 5y ago
A general comment on cyberwarfare. The Russian government/military is probably one of the most formidable cyberwarfare forces in the world (a quick googling lists US, UK, China, Russia, Israel as the top 5 cyberwarfare states, and I assume no non-state organization compares). One would expect them to have deployed their cyberwarfare "forces" against Ukraine. And yet the results were... pretty minimal? Internet traffic went down by ~30% in Kharkiv for a few hours. Have there been any other consequences? Yes it is possible that Ukrainian military communications were disrupted in a way that is not publicly visible. But none of the things people worried about like the electric grid, cell network, transportation, power plants seem to have been affected. So is cyberwarfare really just a minor concern if a country has basic defenses?
- sofixa 5y agoWeren't a bunch of Ukrainian banks hit just before the invasion? Also there's reportedly a malware that wipes your disk currently spreading in Ukraine.
- zild3d 5y ago> And yet the results were... pretty minimal? I wouldn't assume the "results" would be very visible or civilian facing. More along the lines of accessing military systems, intercepting communications, etc.