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Russian cyberattack targets charity sale of Banksy works for Ukraine

2023-01-10T15:14:02.904Z


The Legacy of War Foundation website has been the victim of thousands of “hostile Russian IP address” attacks.


A committed artist, Banksy has supported Ukraine since its invasion by Russia last February.

His last stone brought to the building: a charity sale of serigraphs representing a mouse falling from a cardboard box, for the benefit of the Legacy of War Foundation, a British organization which brings its support to the civilians affected by the conflicts.

As usual, when the artist's works are on the market, amateurs snap them up.

The principle of the sale is simple.

To be able to hope to obtain one of the fifty prints of the work, sold for £5,000 (5,660 euros), you had to register.

If the enthusiasts of the elusive responded present, the foundation also had to deal with many fraudulent registrations.

According to the press release from the British association,

“the site received more than a million requests and 3,500 hostile attacks from Russian IP addresses”

.

The foundation warns: the examination of applications should take a little longer than expected.

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In November, the artist visited Ukraine.

On his way, in kyiv, Borodyanka or in the suburbs of Irpin, he left seven murals.

According to a statement, it was there that he met the Legacy of War teams while they were responding and providing care to residents who were victims of a bombardment.

"They also lent me one of their ambulances to work with, which came in extremely handy when an angry babushka found me painting on her building and called the police

, " he said.

he.

According to

itv.news

, the funds raised by the Legacy of War Foundation will be used to buy new ambulances and thus help rescue the civilian population.

“We will send generators, gas heaters and solar-powered lamps to communities facing the brutal winter without electricity.

And we can continue to support drop-in centers in Kyiv for women and the LGBTQ community

,” added Giles Duley, CEO of the foundation.

Source: lefigaro

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