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Google disables maps in Ukraine
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Monday, 28 February 2022 12:11

Google disables maps in Ukraine


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.

Ukraine wants to build a digital foreign legion  
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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.

Ukraine’s MoD suffers DDoS attack
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Wednesday, 16 February 2022 11:47

Ukraine’s MoD suffers DDoS attack


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.

Putin could kill US chip industry
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Tuesday, 15 February 2022 12:32

Putin could kill US chip industry


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.

Ukraine shuts down Russian troll farm
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Thursday, 10 February 2022 13:42

Ukraine shuts down Russian troll farm


18,000 fake accounts

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

Ukraine government servers still packed with malware
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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.

Ukraine hit by cyber attack
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Friday, 14 January 2022 14:00

Ukraine hit by cyber attack


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.

Ukraine police arrest major ransomware gang
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Cl0p hit US targets

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

Wordpress hacks coming in from the Ukraine
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Thursday, 22 December 2016 12:35

Wordpress hacks coming in from the Ukraine


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.

Company does nothing so they hassle Zuckerburg