Hack Attack -- Foreign Policy
Russia's first targets in Ukraine: its cell phones and Internet lines.
The Russian forces occupying Crimea are jamming cell phones and severing Internet connections between the peninsula and the rest of Ukraine. Moscow hasn't succeeded in imposing an information blackout, but the attacks could be sign that Russia is looking to escalate its military operations against the new government in Kiev without firing a shot.
Russia has a history of launching cyber attacks on its neighbors with the aim of disrupting the countries' ability to communicate to their citizens and with the outside world. One attack in 2008, during Russia's war with Georgia, accompanied a ground-based military assault and was intended to disrupt government and media communications.
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More News On Reports That The Russian - Ukraine Cyber War Has Begun
The Ukraine-Russia Cyberwar Has Already Begun -- Motherboard
Has Russia Begun Offensive Cyberspace Operations in Crimea? -- Georgetown Securities Review
Hacktivists, Cyber-Spies at War in Ukraine, Russia Conflict -- PC Mag
The Russian-Ukrainian Cyber Conflict -- Lawfare
Russia, the Ukraine invasion, and U.S. cybersecurity implications -- ZDNet
My Comment: I am surprised that there has been limited coverage on the cyber-war that is now breaking out between Russia and Ukraine .... but I expect this to change in the next day or two.
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