Tim Mak19h ago

Good morning to readers; #Kyiv remains in #Ukrainian hands.

Valentyna received a #Telegram message from an old colleague. After clicking a link, her account was hacked by #Russian scammers, and her friends received messages asking for money. https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/inside-russian-scam-in-ukraine

Inside Russian scam in Ukraine.

Russian-linked scams exploit fear and trust in wartime Ukraine through hacked messages and fake calls. Meet Valentyna, a pensioner who fought back after her Telegram account was taken over.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
Show threadTim Mak19h ago

It’s a cold autumn morning, in #2025, in #Dnipro.

Valentyna pulls her warm coat tighter and steps outside to her garden, checking on the last plants before winter, which is a quiet routine she has kept for years.

Show threadTim Mak19h ago

That morning, her #phone rang.

“#Mom, what did you do? Someone is asking me for 20,000 hryvnias from your account. Your #Telegram has been hacked.”

Show threadTim Mak19h ago
During wartime, #internet scams have become part of broader Russian hybrid attacks aimed at destabilizing #society from within, especially when it is already under constant tension.
Show threadTim Mak18h ago
#Scammers exploit the trust of vulnerable people, such as the #elderly or internally displaced persons, deceiving them out of #money and further undermining public #morale.
Show threadTim Mak18h ago
#Ukrainians were warned this March that #hackers were sending phishing emails that appeared to be from the country’s government institutions. #Russia’s goal was to infect devices and steal sensitive information.
Show threadTim Mak18h ago
Similar #attacks have happened in other countries. This January, the #Russian-linked group ‘Fancy Bear’ carried out phishing campaigns in several #EU countries, targeting personal accounts and data.
Show threadTim Mak18h ago
Find out more about how #Russian-linked phishing attacks are targeting #Ukrainians and spreading across #Europe, exploiting trust and stealing personal data via the link! https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/inside-russian-scam-in-ukraine
Inside Russian scam in Ukraine.

Russian-linked scams exploit fear and trust in wartime Ukraine through hacked messages and fake calls. Meet Valentyna, a pensioner who fought back after her Telegram account was taken over.

The Counteroffensive with Tim Mak
Show threadTim Mak18h ago

#NEWS OF THE DAY:

ZELENSKYY SIGNS FIRST-EVER SECURITY #AGREEMENTS WITH THE PERSIAN GULF REGION: #Zelenskyy visited the UAE and Qatar and confirmed the signing of 10-year security agreements. https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-to-export-weapons-to-middle-east-under-new-10-year-deals-zelensky-confirms/

Ukraine to help open Strait of Hormuz as part of Gulf weapons deals, Zelensky says

Ukraine will supply weapons and defense technology to Gulf countries under new agreements, President Volodymyr Zelensky told reporters on March 30.

The Kyiv Independent
Show threadTim Mak18h ago
#RUSSIA IS DELIBERATELY REDIRECTING #UKRAINIAN DRONES TOWARD #FINLAND AND THE #BALTIC STATES: Ukraine has stated that Russia is deliberately redirecting downed or captured Ukrainian drones toward Finland and the Baltic states. It aims to provoke tension between Kyiv and its #NATO allies. https://kyivindependent.com/russia-deliberately-redirects-drones-toward-baltic-states-finland-ukraine-says/
Russia redirected Ukrainian drones toward Finland, Baltic states, Ukraine says

Ukraine says Russia deliberately redirected Ukrainian drones toward Finland and the Baltic states in an attempt to provoke tensions and strain Kyiv’s ties with European allies.

The Kyiv Independent
Show threadFrancis Mangion (M)
#Russia #Ukraine #RussiasWarAgainstUkraine
#Finland #Latvia #Lithuania #Estonia
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