(eng)  Protected or Hunted? Hackers in the Ukraine War - An Analysis under International Law
Channel: media.ccc.de
Date: 17/04/2022

https://media.ccc.de/v/divoc-bb3-48906-geschtzt-oder-gejagt-hacker-im-ukraine-krieg-eine-vlkerrechtliche-analyse

This paper analyzes the status of non-state hackers under international law in the current Russian-Ukrainian war.

The current war in Ukraine is also being fought in digital space. Thus, both Russia and Ukraine are using cyberspace to mutually attack each other's targets. Shortly after the Russian invasion, the Ukrainian government called for people to join the armed conflict, join an "IT army," and/or carry out cyberattacks against Russian targets. Since then, many different non-state hacker groups, collectives, and volunteers have become digitally involved in the Ukrainian war, attempting to fight Russia. However, such involvement of non-state hackers has consequences under international law, as this article points out. This is because all hackers involved in an armed conflict are subject to international humanitarian law and are granted a primary status under international law, with which corresponding rights, actions, and duties are associated. Thus, they can either become a legitimate target of acts of war themselves or are protected from acts of war. This article examines the status under international law of these volunteer hackers involved in the Ukraine war.

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