publication date: 2016-12-22 14:00
date: 2016-12-22 11:16:00
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Situated on the Russian hackers in smartphones Ukrainian soldiers a malicious program capable of recording allowed the localization of locations of units and ask the painful losses of the enemy. Thus ends blind trust to the conquest of technology and the thoughtless use on the front with Amateur equipment.
About the case said the company CrowdStrike working in cyberbezpieczeństwem, who studied the activities of the Russian group of hackers. The experts found that the Russians managed to put in the phones of Ukrainian soldiers software, which could determine their position. Infected “program” gave an advantage separatystom, which turned out to be shot more accurately, and to the detriment of Ukrainian forces.
Where, however, on the front of popular smartphones operating on Android OS and it is equipped with Amateur software? The answer is simple. Ukrainian military communications system for ten years – turned out to be unreliable. With help came, so that the civil means of communication. In addition, the smartphone – thanks to the Amateur applications written in Ukrainian officer – helped also to quickly calculate the control points for firing.
the fact that hackers via infected software has been removed from the app data on the positions of Ukrainian forces. Of information used Russian separatist troops and artillery. As a result of the position of the Ukrainian batteries were quickly and accurately namierzane and shocked by the fire.
the Virus had to be used from late 2014 until 2016. App though and was not widely available, but has been extended… social networks of the Ukrainian military personnel.
according to experts, the effects of the actions of hackers showed that it was a group connected with the Russian army, and American intelligence agencies are convinced that the group worked on the Russian military intelligence.
Source: tvn24.pl
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