Russian cyberwar in Ukraine stumbles just like conventional one

While it hasn’t been a full-on cyberwar, the invasion of Ukraine marks the first time that cyber operations have played such a prominent role in a world conflict, according to Google. — Reuters

Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, its hacking offensive was well under way.

Suspected Russian hackers targeted Ukrainian government and financial websites with so-called distributed denial-of-service attacks aimed at creating chaos; they bombarded government, nonprofit and IT organisations with malicious software designed to render computers inoperable; and, in a broadside widely blamed on Russia, they zeroed in on Viasat Inc’s commercial satellite network, causing major disruptions in Ukrainian communications, including for military units, at a crucial early stage in the war.