7 May 2022

The Ukraine cyberwar that never was: Cybersecurity experts warn it’s too early to relax

Eric Johansson

Nothing about the cyberwar in Ukraine has unraveled as predicted. People believed Russian aggression would rely equally on shelling and hackers, threatening both physical and digital infrastructures. It would be only a matter of time before Kyiv capitulated, experts feared. However, that version of the war didn’t happen.

Kremlin-backed hackers have so far failed to cripple critical infrastructure. Instead of being devastated by the offensives launched, Ukraine has fought back. The cyber resistance has echoed the nation’s physical one, perplexing the experts who anticipated an all-out war fought in the realm of zeroes and ones.

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