论文标题
无聊的网络战：探索低级网络犯罪演员在俄罗斯 - 乌克兰冲突中的作用
Getting Bored of Cyberwar: Exploring the Role of Low-level Cybercrime Actors in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
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论文摘要
关于俄罗斯 - 乌克兰冲突中低级网络犯罪行为者所执行的网络攻击的作用，已经发表了重大评论。我们分析了358K网站污损攻击，170万个UDP扩增DDOS攻击，1764个由372位用户在Hack论坛上提到这两个国家发表的帖子，以及441个电报公告（有58k回复）在入侵后两个月之前，在志愿者黑客入侵后两个月。我们发现冲突短暂，但尤其引起了低级网络犯罪参与者的注意，在线讨论以及针对俄罗斯和乌克兰的两种攻击都大大增加。但是，几乎没有证据表明行动很高。这些参与者在正在进行的混合战中的作用很小，应将他们与国家赞助的行动中的持久和积极进取的“黑客主义者”分开。他们参与冲突似乎是短暂而短暂的，在短短几个星期后，对局势和DDOS攻击也明显失去了兴趣，并对俄罗斯或乌克兰进行了网站损失和DDOS攻击。
There has been substantial commentary on the role of cyberattacks carried out by low-level cybercrime actors in the Russia-Ukraine conflict. We analyse 358k website defacement attacks, 1.7M UDP amplification DDoS attacks, 1764 posts made by 372 users on Hack Forums mentioning the two countries, and 441 Telegram announcements (with 58k replies) of a volunteer hacking group for two months before and four months after the invasion. We find the conflict briefly but notably caught the attention of low-level cybercrime actors, with significant increases in online discussion and both types of attacks targeting Russia and Ukraine. However, there was little evidence of high-profile actions; the role of these players in the ongoing hybrid warfare is minor, and they should be separated from persistent and motivated 'hacktivists' in state-sponsored operations. Their involvement in the conflict appears to have been short-lived and fleeting, with a clear loss of interest in discussing the situation and carrying out both website defacement and DDoS attacks against either Russia or Ukraine after just a few weeks.
