Russian hackers attacked the WUC lecture on debunking the myths of Russian propaganda
Kyiv • UNN
Pro-Russian hackers disrupted a lecture by the World Congress of Ukrainians on debunking the myths of Russian propaganda. They turned on the Russian anthem, blocked the chat and used obscene language.
Pro-Russian hackers attacked a lecture of the Ukrainian World Congress, which was dedicated to refuting the myths of Russian propaganda. This was reported by the UWC press service, UNN reports.
Details
The event was scheduled for Sunday, April 6: it was an educational lecture "Medievalophobia: Why are Russians afraid of the memory of King Daniel Romanovich?". It took place as part of a project of educational lectures from the series "Refuting the myths of Russian propaganda".
During the lecture, hackers turned on the Russian anthem, blocked the chat, used profanity, including obscene expressions. In addition, at first the hackers entered without names, and then renamed themselves as "fsb rf".
Participants and organizers of the conference decided to move to another platform, where the lecture continued. According to the organizers, representatives from more than 40 countries were to join this event, but due to the actions of hackers, not everyone was able to connect.
Let us remind you
The State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection and CERT-UA reported that since the beginning of February 2025, Russians have intensified cyberattacks on institutions involved in the development of innovations for the defense of Ukraine.