Key developers in Ukraine

Some of the key developers for Python are based in Ukraine leading many to ponder the future of the code.

So the Russians will get lost

Google has temporarily disabled for Ukraine some Google Maps tools which provide live information about traffic conditions and how busy different places are.

Calling all hackers, join the legion to forget covid

Ukraine’s vice prime minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called on international hackers to help it create an IT army to fight of Tsar Putin’s invading hoards.

Unlikely to be Russia 

Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence suffered from a DDoS attack that prevented users from accessing its website, and two Ukrainian banks lost access to online banking services.

White House has new Ukraine scare story

Not content with shuttering Chinese chip making, the White House is warning the chip industry to diversify its supply chain in case Russia retaliates against threatened US export curbs by blocking access to key materials.

18,000 fake accounts

Ukraine's Security Service said it has shut down a troll farm in the city of Lviv.

Microsoft warns

Software King of the World Microsoft warned on Saturday evening that it had detected a highly destructive form of malware in dozens of government and private computer networks in Ukraine.

Russian war drums in the hills

Ukraine was hit by a massive cyberattack and is warning its citizens to "be afraid and expect the worst" as Russia masses more than 100,000 troops on the country’s frontier.

Cl0p hit US targets

Police in Ukraine said this week they arrested members of a major ransomware gang. 

Oh those Russians

Wordpress security outfit Wordfence has warned that it has detected an IP block in the Ukraine and says the attacks would appear to have Russian involvement.