Hacker Attacks on Russia Gain Attention But Cause Little Damage

"....a group of hackers managed to get access to several Russian state-owned television
channels and broadcast anti-war videos. 

But the attack ended after a few minutes and regular programming resumed. 

The online offensive against Russia appears to have been carried out by shadowy hacking groups, and it has included data leaks, distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, anti-war posts on state-owned websites, and even making printers in Russia spew out anti-war messages. 

“[Worldwide hacking collective] Anonymous is pursuing a policy of ‘1,000 pinpricks’ with its hacker attacks,” said Dennis-Kenji Kipker, an expert on IT security at the University of Bremen. “Although these actions are regularly celebrated as successes, the sustainability of the cyber-attacks is doubtful.” MT