Thread by @jseldin

Happening now: "We continue observing...agression in #cyberspace" #Ukraine @dsszzi Deputy Chairman/CDTO @VZhora tells @thecipherbrief's Cyber Initiatives Group

"We are facing a hybrid war...cyberattacks from the #Russia|n side...running simultaneously" w/kinetic attacks

"We continue registering new #cyber incidents almost every day" - 1,600 major incidents since start of year, per #Ukraine @dsszzi's @VZhora

Says #Russia appears to be developing new cyber wipers & trying to deploy them

#Russia "busy w/protecting their own" #cyber vulnerabilities due to actions of volunteer #cyber actors from around the world who have been motivated to take action, per #Ukraine @dsszzi's @VZhora

"The instrument of sanctions have been fairly effective" in helping to blunt #Russia's #cyber ops, per #Ukraine @dsszzi's @VZhora

#Russia (& #Belarus) hack & leak ops across #Europe - "#Ukraine isn't the only target" per #Ukraine @dsszzi's @VZhora

"We should be united...share threat information" he says "To create this kind of shield for all democracies...against this aggression"

#Ukraine offensive #cyber ops vs #Russia? #Ukraine @dsszzi's @VZhora says #Kyiv doesn't officially conduct any offensive operations and that such operations are being carried out by independent cyber actors motivated to help Ukraine

"Volunteer activity identifies targets by themselves" per #Ukraine @dsszzi's @VZhora

He adds, "When global rule & justice is broken...ppl should have rights to fight for their rights"

"We are not endorsing but we are thankful to all these ppl...decreasing the ability of our enemy to attack #Ukraine" per @dsszzi's @VZhora on #cyber volunteers/groups targeting #Russia in #cyber space