Mykyta Knysh, a cybersecurity expert and Hackyourmom group founder, explained the sanctions influence on Russia – they prevent Russian businesses and institutions from using Western software, which many of their resources rely on. Read also: Ukrainian HUR hackers wage invisible war against Russia with over 50 cyber operations conducted Russian entities thus cannot update their software, creating so-called exploits – gaps in security systems – an easy target for hackers. The most common defense tactic used by Russians against Ukrainian attacks is geo-blocking—they physically separate their serv…