I helped create a 'cyber army' to help Ukraine defeat Russia. We can't fight with guns, but we can fight with our laptops.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Yegor Aushev, the CEO and co-founder of Ukrainian cybersecurity firm Cyber Unit Tech, about his efforts coordinating a cyber response to Russia's invasion. The following has been edited for length and clarity.
I asked if they had any qualifications and what their skills were. I checked with someone from the Ukrainian cybersecurity community because I didn't want Russian agents infiltrating. Within the first few days of the war, we separated the cyber army into groups of between 7 to 10 people. I didn't want anyone in the group to know the identities of the others in case of a data leak. Our call for decentralized cyber army volunteers is probably what inspired others to create their own groups, such asHe expanded on our idea and set up a Telegram channel. The
One project we worked on was when a few groups joined forces and used our technical skills to create bots that would recognize if someone tried to withdraw Russian rubles from an ATM, for example.
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