Ukraine stories

Montreal-based Independent Robotics has triumphed at the NATO Innovation Hackathon, winning EUR €20,000 for its cutting-edge AI technology, AISRA.

Group-IB's new report reveals a 58% rise in Advanced Persistent Threats, with Europe facing the brunt amid escalating geopolitical tensions.

Sciative Solutions has reported a remarkable 125% year-on-year revenue growth, expanding its pricing intelligence solutions into international markets and sectors.

Kyivstar and Amazon Web Services have launched a generative AI lab in Ukraine, aiming to enhance efficiency and support the country's economic recovery.

A recent Ipsos survey reveals that 80% of Australians see hacking as a major threat, while concerns about disinformation have also surged significantly.

Microsoft's Digital Defense Report highlights a rise in cyber threats, naming Australia as the sixth most targeted nation with a 2.75-fold increase in ransomware.

The OpenText 2024 report reveals rising collaboration between nation-states and cybercrime groups, posing a serious threat to global supply chains.

Radware has reported a dramatic surge in sophisticated web DDoS attacks in 2024, largely driven by hacktivists amid increasing geopolitical tensions.

Radware's H1 2024 report shows a 265% surge in global web DDoS attacks, largely due to geopolitical tensions and increased exploitation of application infrastructure.

Imperva's 2024 DDoS Threat Landscape report reveals a 111% rise in mitigated attacks, with the financial sector hit hardest.

BlackBerry's latest report reveals alarming rise in malware, with 3.1 million cyberattacks thwarted from Jan to Mar 2024—critical infrastructure, especially finance, severely hit.

For the first time in five years, EMEA has overtaken North America as the prime target for DDoS attacks, with the UK suffering 26% of the assaults.

OpenAI has thwarted five covert influence operations over three months, leveraging AI to disrupt attempts by malicious actors to misuse the technology for deceptive activities.

Surge in global deepfake incidents sees UK among the most-targeted nations as Sumsub reports a 245% annual rise, with elections exacerbating the issue.

New Zealand ranks 128th in global broadband cost, averaging NZD$82 monthly, raising concerns about Kiwis' internet expenses compared to global prices.

New research by SentinelLabs reveals AcidPour, a destructive wiper malware linked to the Russian military intelligence, disrupting Ukrainian telecom networks amidst ongoing cyber conflict.

Radware's 2024 threat analysis shows a worrying 171% increase in malicious web activity, driven by escalating Layer 7 Web DDoS attacks.

Operation Texonto, a disinformation scheme targeting Ukrainians with war-related false information via spam emails, has been discovered by ESET Research.

Recorded Future, the world's largest intelligence firm, unveils its pioneering AI technology designed to fight global threats. The 'Intelligence Graph' has been gathering and analysing threat data for a decade, upgrading it into actionable insights.

The Circle of Toys tech platform, created by Find Refuge, seeks to unite British and Ukrainian families through the donation of pre-loved toys, with its direct donation scheme already attracting more than 20,000 Ukrainian sign-ups seeking joyful respite amid adversity.