Hackers create tool allowing users to message Russians about Ukraine war

• A hacker group created a site that allows people to send messages to random Russian citizens.
• Russia has banned protests, news outlets, and social media to restrict information.
• The tool has been built to inform Russians about the war in Ukraine.

Hacker group ‘squad303’ has announced that they have created a tool that allows people to send messages to random Russian citizens against the invasion of Ukraine, Lad Bible reported.

With Russia’s fight against information and a ban on social media and news outlets, the hackers aim to convey news regarding the ongoing conflict to Russians through this tool.

The group describes itself as a "team of anonymous people' focused on "non-violent information campaigns" on Twitter.

The tool lets members send texts, WhatsApp messages, and even emails to random Russians. The programme encourages users to inform Russian people of the truth and realise the "power of the free world".

“…nearly 150 million Russians do not know the truth about the causes or course of the war in Ukraine […] It is possible for each of us to convey a direct message to the inhabitants of this enslaved country," the site says.

Squad303 claims that they sent two million messages within 48 hours of the site’s launch.

Even though the Russian government tried to counter the attack, the hackers asked users not to worry and continue messaging.