Ukraine’s intel service honors civilian hackers for the first time with military award (Daryna Antoniuk, The Record)

Ukraine’s military intelligence service (HUR) has honored a group of civilian cyber activists for their role “in strengthening national security,” marking the agency’s first official recognition of cybersecurity specialists outside the country’s military ranks. The hacker group, identified as Laska, received the third-class Order of Bohdan Khmelnytsky — a Ukrainian military decoration awarded for significant achievements in defending the country’s sovereignty, military service and contributions to national security.

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