Cyber dimensions of Russia’s hybrid war against Ukraine. Hacktivists and cybercriminals choose sides. Lapsu$ releases NVIDIA and Samsung data (and says a victim hacked back).

On the 11th day of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, cease-fires collapsed, and Vladimir Putin threatened Ukraine's government. Ukraine is set to become a "contributing participant" in NATO's Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE). Hacktivists are playing a significant role in the conflict, with Ukraine offering bounties for taking down Russian sites. The Ukrainian cyber official claims they only attack military targets. Russia has shared a list of 17,000 IPs allegedly involved in DDoS attacks on Russian organizations. Hackers are being forced to pick sides in the conflict. Nvidia allegedly hacked back after a cyberattack, and credentials of 71,000 Nvidia employees were leaked. The Lapsus$ group leaked 190GB of Samsung data, including encryption keys and source code. Samsung's secret data was leaked following a devastating cyberattack.