CyberWar I

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Ukraine says another sweeping cyberattack underway as state websites and banks hit | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-government-foreign-ministry-parliament-websites-down-2022-02-23/

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The world is bracing for a global cyberwar as Russia invades Ukraine
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/25/will-the-russia-ukraine-crisis-lead-to-a-global-cyber-war.html

Ukraine Military Calls on Citizens With Drones to Help Kyiv
https://gizmodo.com/ukraine-military-calls-on-citizens-with-hobby-drones-to-1848592986

Ukraine calls on hacker underground to defend against Russia
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2345222/1

Facebook and Twitter suggest users in Ukraine close or lock their accounts to protect them from hackers and manipulation amid Russian invasion
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/facebook-twitter-recommend-users-in-ukraine-close-lock-accounts-russia-2022-2

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Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation Fedorov asks Musk for access to satellite internet | Ukrainian truth
https://www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/2022/02/26/7326146/

Mikhail Fedorov also called on the CEO of the American corporation Apple Inc, Tim Cook, to block the Apple Store for Russian citizens.

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Russia says it will partially restrict access to Facebook, accusing it of censorship and human rights violations
https://www.businessinsider.com.au/russia-limiting-facebook-access-censorship-2022-2

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Ukrainians turned to encrypted messaging app Signal as Russians invaded
https://mashable.com/article/ukraine-spike-signal-encrypted-messaging-app


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Anonymous on Twitter: "Anonymous has ongoing operations to keep .ru government websites offline, and to push information to the Russian people so they can be free of Putin's state censorship machine. We also have ongoing operations to keep the Ukrainian people online as best we can."
https://twitter.com/YourAnonNews/status/1497574730282541060

Russian state television channels hacked to play the Ukraine National Anthem
https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/t2293d/russian_state_television_channels_hacked_to_play/

[rcjordan]

So, Debbie now wonders if a unified cyberwar can stop one of the world's major military forces?

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Ukr cyber-propaganda getting *serious* now...
https://old.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/t23xqz/soldier_in_ukraine_petting_cat/

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^{Worth a read;}

Beyond the Frame | Information Warfare Is Without Limits and So Are Its Consequences
https://schmud.de/posts/2022-02-25-info-warfare-without-limits.html

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#10 UK: Russia needs to be isolated 'completely, diplomatically and financially' | The Times of Israel
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/uk-russia-needs-to-be-isolated-completely-diplomatically-and-financially/

YouTube blocks RT, other Russian channels from earning ad dollars | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/technology/youtube-blocks-rt-other-russian-channels-generating-revenue-2022-02-26/

[Brad]

Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starlink satellites active over Ukraine after request from embattled country's leaders

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/starlink-service-ukraine-elon-musk-b2024184.html

[Brad]

From Twitter:

What many people don't understand is that we Ukrainians are counting every gunshot, every artillery fire, every tank passing by. On Telegram we exchange videos of neighbourhoods. For those of us lucky enough to be safe, we are getting information out. This is a mass mobilization.

https://twitter.com/JaneLytv/status/1497692489838379009

Unconfirmed but it explains a lot.  Ukrainian forces are not totally blind, they are getting intel of where Russian forces are.

In another unconfirmed tweet, which I can no longer find:

Everybody in some Russian army units from Colonels on down has had their smartphones confiscated in the name of military secrecy.  So now those Russian soldiers are running around lost because they have no GPS on small unit level.

Even if that is not true, it's a good story.  Ukraine is beating the Russians on the propaganda war.

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Turn off GPS on your phones, tablets and cars!
https://old.reddit.com/r/UkrainianConflict/comments/t26akc/turn_off_gps_on_your_phones_tablets_and_cars/

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Switzerland begins departing from its tradition of neutrality and starts banning the financial activities of Russian oligarchs and companiesRussia/Ukraine (apnews.com)

Scholz just announced that Germany will immediately ready 100 billion Euros to strengthen the Bundeswehr (bloomberg.com)

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But remember: if #Putin controls the air above #Ukraine, users' uplink transmissions become beacons... for airstrikes.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1497745011932286979.html

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Japan to join U.S., EU in cutting Russian banks off int'l system (english.kyodonews.net)

The EU will freeze assets of the Central Bank of Russian Federation and Russian businessmen. "We are committed to ensuring that Russian banks are removed from SWIFT. This will stop their work around the world and actually block Russian exports and imports," said der Leyen. (ec.europa.eu)

Ukraine and Russia Fear Bank Runs (businessinsider.com)
Note: /r posted pix of bank/atm queues in ru.

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Ukrainian army is searching for a column of Russian equipment marked with a "V" that is heading for Kyiv. Reportedly, these are terrorists with a special mission Residents of Kyiv Oblast are asked to report on its location via a special bot  (twitter.com)

^{Meanwhile....}
Trump calls the US a 'stupid country' and praises Putin as 'smart' in latest Ukraine comments
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-putin-cpac-speech-ukraine-b2024210.html

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^{hmmm ...that must've hurt, eh?} 

Russia demands Google restore access to its media YouTube channels in Ukraine | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-demands-google-restore-access-its-media-youtube-channels-ukraine-2022-02-27/

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Anonymous 'hacks Russian TV to show footage from Ukraine front lines'Russia/Ukraine (metro.co.uk)

Georgian bulker refused to give fuel to a Russian ship, saying "Russian ship, go f### yourself. You can row to shore." (v.redd.it)

Ups, FedEx Halt Shipments into Russia (wsj.com)