Anonymous Sudan and Killnet Factor in the Russia-Ukraine War in the Context of Cyber Security

by Alika Guchua¹ and Thornike Zedelashvili^2
1 Caucasus International University (Tbilisi, Georgia)
² Caucasus International University (Tbilisi, Georgia)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/fhi/19/5
Received: 18 May 2023 / Accepted: 20 June 2023 / Published: 5 August 2023

The war between Russia and Ukraine has been going on for the second year. Almost all types of war weapons are used in this confrontation, except for nuclear weapons. At the same time, Russia uses a component of hybrid warfare, bombing Ukrainian cities daily. Now, it is known that the heaviest battles are taking place in Bakhmut. One of the important issues in this regard is the cyberattacks both in the real space and in the virtual world. Different hacker groups are involved in this project both at local and international levels. The United States of America, NATO, the European Union and other leading countries are trying to help Ukraine, both in real and cyberspace. This cyber war is being monitored by international-level experts and organizations in order to find out who is fighting on whose side. Not only during wars, but also without conducting a conventional war, it is often difficult to detect where cyberattacks are launched. However, in this case, various hacker groups take this or that cyberattack upon themselves, That is, they admit that they are the authors of cyber-attacks and directly express their sympathy towards Russia or Ukraine. The presented article discusses the role of Anonymous Sudan and Killnet in the Russia-Ukraine war and the factors in cybersecurity policy. The aim of the paper is to show the importance and influence of cyber security in the Russian-Ukrainian war in modern wars.

Keywords: cyber war, cyberattack, hacktivists, Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, NATO, European Union, hybrid war

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