Kyle Fendorf, Jessie Miller, CFR
2022年2月28日
Ukrainian efforts in cyberspace have made use of volunteer groups coordinated through social media and Telegram channels.
Ukrainian efforts in cyberspace have made use of volunteer groups coordinated through social media and Telegram channels. The IT Army of Ukraine is perhaps one of the largest efforts by the Ukrainian government to coordinate the actions of hacktivists. The IT Army has functioned by posting important targets to a Telegram channel with hundreds of thousands of members, while individuals or groups use the details provided to launch attacks against the specified targets. The IT Army targeted the websites of several Russian banks, the Russian power grid and railway system, and have launched widespread DDoS attacks against other targets of strategic importance. The bulk of Ukrainian cyberpower appears to be stemming from the IT Army.
Hackers targeted the Russian state-owned aerospace and defense conglomerate Rostec with a DDoS attack on its website. Rostec blamed the incident on Ukrainian "radicals,” likely part of the IT Army, and claimed it has faced consistent attacks since late February.