It’s not news that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was preceded by cyber attacks on the websites of state bodies, Ukrainian services and Internet satellites. But stop Brad Smiththe president Microsoftmore than one cyber attackthis is a performance Russian hackers it was the “first bombing” of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Smith even commented that this is humanity’s first great hybrid war.

“The first bombs in Ukraine were dropped in cyberspace”

The author of the above quotes, Smith consider cyber attack malware FoxBlade, launched by the Russian special services (FSB, GRU and SVR) a few hours before the invasion, were the first bombs of the War in Ukraine. the president Microsoft also said that cyber attack shows that the current conflict is the first big hybrid war. He explained that the attack involved “300 targets inside the Ukrainian government” and that it was undertaken simultaneously and coordinated by the Russian military.”

In a lecture given in London, Brad Smith comments on the mixing of various elements of the War in Ukraine. For those who don’t remember, the first information about Russia’s plans to invade Ukraine emerged in November last year, when the US released satellite images of the Russian army stationed on the border between the two countries. Smith explained that in January, even before the formalization of the invasion, which began on February 24, Russia used several cyber attacks shut down Ukrainian websites for the purpose of “propagating psychological warfare.” With these attacks, the Kremlin sought to convince the neighboring population that the war would be a cakewalk (which it did not).

Even when invading land cyber war continues, with fighting taking place on both sides. Now Russia is aiming for more precise targets. Example given Smith there was a virtual attack on the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. Today, Russia controls the plant, but the invasion of the territory was preceded cyber attack. There are several hackers around the world against Russia. The Ukrainian government has also formed its IT army to counterattack Russia. In Belarus, the country’s cyber activists have destroyed the state-owned railway system to prevent the shipment of Russian military hardware. Wars are no longer only fought on land, at sea or on land, but reach a new virtual front.

Microsoft help

The US company has provided about £100 million worth of services to Ukraine, including moving physical government servers to the cloud. OUR Microsoft also provides digital security services to the country that has been invaded.

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Source: Guardian