Russian Cyber Efforts in Ukraine See Muted Results, Says Panel

The Kremlin’s disinformation campaign and massive escalation of cyber attacks on Kyiv’s infrastructure have failed to break the Ukrainians’ will to fight, the author of a recent book on Russian information warfare said Thursday. Speaking at the United States Naval Institute event, Bilyana Lilly, geopolitical risk lead at Krebs Stamos Group, said Moscow increased its reconnaissance of potential Ukrainian targets for cyber attack a year before the Feb. 24 invasion. In the time preceding, Russia had already positioned malware on Kyiv’s financial sector, energy infrastructure and governmental functions to pressure Ukraine to fall in line. Both the cyber targeting and … Continue reading Russian Cyber Efforts in Ukraine See Muted Results, Says Panel