Modern wars are not fought only in ordinary places; In addition to fighting for control of a city or territory, conflicts are now pervasive on social media and in the rest of the digital world. Ukraine and Russia, in particular, are producing brutal cyberom in March of last year before Russia physically invaded Ukraine.

The last chapter took place last week, a few days before the celebration of Victory Day in Russia, when A. A group of cyber soldiers were launching a DDoS attack A site that coordinates the vodka supply network in Russia.

DDoS means denying an attack on a service, and it consists of installing a network of devices that generate a request cataract site or digital service before their connections are saturated, preventing real customers from accessing the platform. It was as if a demonstration had entered the bar and everyone was being asked to serve continuously at the same time.

In this case, Members of the imbalance group They attacked the Aegean side from 2 to 3 May State Alcohol Registration Information System. The system is the one that records the movements of all the companies involved in the production and distribution of vodka within Russia. Participation in it is mandatory; And this is a centralized system, so any delays affect the production of the whole country.

In fact, at the time The supply of vodka was suspended on the night of May 4th, Which led to the accumulation of beverages in the manufacturers’ warehouses, as explained in Infosecurity Magazine. However, confirmation of the attack by the Russian media, VedomostiAdds the possibility that this is actually a problem of Aegean internal distribution and accuses Ukrainians of hiding problems.

Ukraine has adopted cyberom as an effective means of attacking Russia, to the point of leading the creation of a foreign legion of cyber soldiers coordinated through the Telegram; The attack on Egais has already appeared as one of the possible targets.

In March this year, a Russian cyber attack left most Ukrainians without the Internet. The national company Ukrtelecom suffered the biggest computer attack since the start of the war, an incident that led to the disconnection of private and corporate users and limited contact with critical services and the armed forces.