Russian IT worker sent to 'colony settlement' for DDoSing

They don't require much technical know-how, and there's a galaxy of open-source DDoS tools that hacktivists can use to flood organizations' networks with junk traffic, making them relatively easy — albeit unsophisticated — for anyone to pull off. That said, this traffic can be traced to its sources, which may reveal the true origin and orchestrator of an assault.whose preferred method of attack is DDoSing adversaries coinciding with the war.

Russia's Federal Security Service accused Kotikov of supporting Volodymyr Zelenskyy's nation at the outset of the illegal invasion, which began in February 2022. He allegedly used his personal computer for these DDoS floods. "Officers of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the Rostov Region documented and stopped the criminal activities of an IT specialist involved in a computer DDoS attack organized by the Ukrainian side on the information systems of subjects of the critical information infrastructure of the Russian Federation," the FSB said in a statement, according to the TASS report.

United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Ukraine war: Russian missile attack on Kyiv ongoing, mayor saysExplosions are reported in Ukraine's capital, the ninth time Russia has attacked the city this month.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

Ukraine war latest: Russian officials now 'highly sceptical' of warWagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is 'losing contact' with key people in Russia and his fate is now 'entirely in Vladimir Putin's hands', the Institute for the Study of War says. Listen to our Daily podcast on how long the West could fund the war while you scroll.
Source: SkyNews - 🏆 35. / 67 Read more »

G7: UK to ban Russian diamonds in Ukraine war sanctionsExports of Russian diamonds to the UK were worth $4bn (£3.2bn) in 2021, according to the government.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

Ukraine: The Mariupol steel workers longing for homeMariupol's former Azovstal workers yearn for their old lives in the now Russian-held city.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »

Look Pro, Go Slow with Campandgoslow's Spring DropAlt-Cycling heroes Camp And Go Slow drop new Spring offerings, including their popular Eastern & Western Rattler bar tape and matching socks!
Source: bikerumor - 🏆 65. / 61 Read more »

Property register fines worth £1bn not yet imposedThousands of foreign firms, some linked to Russian oligarchs, are breaking a new UK transparency law.
Source: BBCNews - 🏆 3. / 97 Read more »