The current conflict between Ukraine and Russia is not only physical, but also occupies various actors in cyberspace. And to better respond to the Russian offensives, the Ukrainian cyberarmy offers you to help them.
Thus, after simultaneous connections to Russian sites, it is now a software tool allowing those who wish to launch remote online attacks against Russia.
IT Army of Ukraine keeps growing and innovating
Launched on the initiative of the Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation, Mykhailo Fedorov, the IT Army of Ukraine (ITAU) now has more than 300,000 members on Telegram. These tens of thousands of volunteers are committed to disrupting Russia in various ways, and the latest innovation concerns software cyberattacks since March 26.
Thus, the IT Army of Ukraine now has the possibility, by downloading software, to strike targets remotely using software called M1K. And its main particularity, like the ITAU, is to be offered to all those who wish to take part in the Ukrainian response online, while the invasion of the country by Russian forces is still in progress.
Concretely, the ITAU wanted to develop an easy-to-use, multi-platform software. Moreover, it transmits information that it deems clear in order to motivate ever more Internet users to join the ITAU and to use this software with confidence.
If you don’t mind exposing yourself…
The fact is that the sources concerning the employment and the results of use of M1K do not run the streets. Consequently, it is difficult to know what the “cyber” belligerents are exposed to in practice. But as explained Zatazthe first mass initiative, which consisted of parasitizing various Russian websites through simultaneous connections, could notably expose the IP addresses of those taking part, unless they had a powerful VPN.
Especially since using such software “unknown” to the vast majority of Internet users exposes all the more to potential risks of leaks of the information contained on your device, and more. In short, we can not recommend enough that you be very careful if you want to join the IT Army of Ukraine, not to mention that carrying out a cyberattack remains an illegal activity.
Meanwhile, as Anonymous ramps up targeted cyberattacks on Russia, Zataz counts no less than 90 activist groups taking part in the cyberwar between Ukraine and Russia. And Ukraine has, this time, the advantage in numbers, since 56 claim to fight for kyiv, against 34 for Moscow.
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Sources: Deutsche Welle, Zataz, The world
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