Ukraine gives award to foreign vigilantes for hacks on Russia - BBC News

The foreign hackers had stolen data from Russian military firms and hacked cameras to spy on troops.

15 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsWar in UkraineImage caption, American Kristopher Kortright, known as "Voltage", has been launching hacking operations against Russia since the invasionBy Joe TidyCyber correspondentA team of vigilante hackers carrying out cyber-attacks against Russia has been sent awards of gratitude by Ukraine's military.

The team, One Fist, has stolen data from Russian military firms and hacked cameras to spy on troops.

The certificates are a controversial sign of how modern warfare is shifting.

Concerns have been raised about the practice of states encouraging civilian hackers.

One of the hackers called "Voltage" has been co-ordinating hacks from his home in the US.

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