A coordinated online campaign has reportedly encouraged users to alter fuel station information on digital maps across Russia, creating confusion among drivers.
The activity involves changing station statuses by marking locations with available fuel as empty or showing closed stations as operational.
Supporters of the campaign claim the effort is designed to disrupt travel decisions, increase uncertainty, and create additional pressure around fuel availability.
That’s fucking hilarious
Is this the modern day equivalent of contributing to the war effort
You love to see it
Damn how many of you are licking the Russian boot
Does anyone here see it as “warfare”? More like just being shitters.
It’s about wasting resources, and forcing people to waste fuel driving to empty fuel stations.
Every little bit of chaos helps.
First they bomb the fuel refineries and distribution system creating extreme real shortages.
Then they follow up by cyber-attack (really, just using the lame insecure open interface) of the website that Russians are trying to use to help them deal with the shortages…
Sounds like a solid followup blow to me.
Eh, I find it petty. The fact that there are gas shortages is already enough of a blow. But this to me sounds to be as much “warfare” as scam calling Russian grandmas to convince them to sell their apartments and donate to AFU. Just gives Russian people even more reasons to blame Ukraine, less reasons to trust Ukrainians, and making the life of (surprisingly unclear amount) of them living in Russia even harder. I’m rather dumbfounded at why people are seemingly in support of such actions, as I don’t see how it could in any way be beneficial for Ukraine. Best case scenario is couple of Petrovichs are late to work at their drone factories. Worst case are mass arrests of Ukrainians and pro-Ukraine Russians who blew their cover for nothing.
The people of Ukraine are having their homes destroyed, their families murdered, and their children kidnapped
The people of Russia don’t have gasoline
This is indeed terrible, but do you imply that everything Ukraine does now is fair game because of it? Would you also cheer them on if they openly used chemical weapons, tortured POW’s, and terrorized Russian citizens and nationals?
I’m not an expert on international law or human rights, but I think posting fake gas prices and " used chemical weapons, tortured POW’s, and terrorized Russian citizens and nationals" are in slightly different categories.
Of course bad faith arguments usually don’t hold water…
and terrorized Russian citizens and nationals" are in slightly different categories.
Are they?
Only the magnitude is (and yes, a lot) different, but category is very much the same.
Yes they are. Read the full snippet, not just the highlighted bit. The “Its primary intent is […] To further a terrorist group organization’s objectives”
God you’re dumb. You’re almost cyber terrorizing Lemmy!
I feel like these campaigns to turn civilians of each country against each other is not helpful in shortening the war and may just fuel it
maybe those russian civilians living in Ukrainian homes should go home then.
the russians are more than welcome to come to Ukraine and get their head popped if they want.
I think russians should not isolated from the “inconvenience” of the war their government started. Yes, it’s a hassle, but it’s also a pressure point.
Gosh, I wish someone would make some similar pain happen in the U.S. We seem to only care about war with Iran when gas prices rise too high.
