Cut off Russian vodka supply

Ukrainian hacktivists have disrupted alcohol shipments in Russia after committing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against a critical online portal.

Targeting electrical transmission site with a five year old worm

More than half a decade has passed since the notorious Russian hackers known as Sandworm targeted an electrical transmission station north of Kyiv a week before Christmas in 2016, using a unique, automated piece of code to interact directly with the station's circuit breakers and turn off the lights to a fraction of Ukraine's capital.

A powerful lobby group

Staff working for big tech companies are providing their management with a powerful motivation to do more to isolate Tsar Putin and his chronies and do more for Ukraine.

Soldiers with phones

The Washington Post reports Russian troops in Ukraine "have relied, with surprising frequency, on unsecured communication devices such as smartphones and push-to-talk radios."

Weaponised and bogged down

Open source and cloud technology might be collateral damage in the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Supplier of half the world’s chips

As we warned when Tsar Putin’s hoards rolled across the border, it looks like the chip shortage could get worse.

Excusez-moi, we just don’t trust you anymore.

France's largest bank BNP Paribas has cut off its Russia-based workforce from its internal computer systems in a move to defend itself against a cyberattack.

Moving its online government over the borders

The Ukrainian government is preparing for the potential need to move its data and servers abroad if Russia's invading forces push deeper into the country.

 
And you thought it was difficult to get out of bed this morning

Shedloads of Ukrainian developers are working through the Tsar Putin’s invasion.

Key developers in Ukraine

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