May 1, 2022
The Ukrainian volunteer cyber army is possibly the worst thing to happen for Ukrainian cyber security since the 2015 electrical grid hack. They are providing almost no operational benefit to the Ukrainian war effort, while simultaneously forcing the Russians into a more secure cyber posture.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/05/01/russia-cyber-attacks-hacking/
ACAB.
Ukraine is doing the partisan thing, only it’s behind Russian borders, not just lines.
Blasts, Bombs, And Drones: Amid Carnage In Ukraine, A Shadow War On The Russian Side Of The Border
Ukrainian officials have not taken responsibility for a series of explosions and attacks on Russian territory. Similarly, Russian officials have not made a big deal over the fact that Russian territory appears to be routinely targeted by a foreign military.
Great thread on drones equipped with grenades and bombs as the new snipers.
The photo is of a land line phone jack
America, fuck yeah!
Some interesting findings about the diets of early medieval elites.
Cambridge University study finds Anglo-Saxon kings were mostly vegetarian
Peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers, researchers say.
Jailbreak kindle. Exploits here
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Some handy helpers for hacking
Coverage on how the intelligence war fed the hot war.
U.S. intel helped Ukraine protect air defenses, shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds of troops
Ukrainian forces have used specific coordinates shared by the U.S. to direct fire on Russian positions and aircraft, current and former officials tell NBC News.
Strong signalling happening these days. Pelosi and a bunch of senators went to meet Zelensky in Kyiv.
Ignorant legislation about data retention ends up targeting privacy services. News at 11.
Thanks @bpreneel1 for speaking out
Woah
Apparently Russian troll farms are a thing? Who knew??
Here’s the takedown thread by a skeptical journalist.
Here’s part of the story I thought was worth extracting.
Activities on Twitter and Facebook were detected, but were found to be particularly concentrated on Instagram, YouTube and TikTok. A key role in the network is said to be performed by a Telegram channel called “Cyber Front Z”, with the letter Z signifying Russian support for the war.
(I’ll be honest, the fact that Russia is also using a telegram channel to control a crowd of ppl is a datapoint on organization in cyber conflict.)
Here is the dumb ass story:
‘Troll factory’ spreading Russian pro-war lies online, says UK | Ukraine | The Guardian
St Petersburg outfit hijacks discussions on Twitter, TikTok, world leaders’ social accounts and media websites, as well as manipulating opinion polls
The school of elicitation.
This is a good video on how user interface and human factors impact security.