Eurovision: Fears that Russian hackers will sabotage Ukraine which is the absolute favorite of the competition

The absolute favorite of this year Eurovision is considered the participation of Ukraine. With the song “Stafania”, the Kalush Orchestra, went up to the Pala Olimpico stage directly from the war fronts. The bets show that the participation of Ukraine is in the first place of this year’s Eurovision. However, it seems that Russian hackers have a different view on Ukraine’s participation in Eurovision.

According to reports, Russians hackersPutin supporters, do not want Ukraine to win this year’s Eurovision and intend to sabotage the pro-country voting process.

A DailyMail report states that the team “KillnetWhich backs Vladimir Putin and is active in cyberspace, intends to “invade” the voting platform and not allow her to participate Of Ukraine to emerge first.

In an official post on the Telegram website, the Killnet team states: “You can not vote online. Maybe our attack on DDOS is to blame».

“There is no danger,” said a Eurovision spokesman

“There is no danger” for the voting, says a representative of Eurovision as he emphasizes that no one can invade the voting system. “Every year the voting system of the Eurovision Song Contest has a wide range of security measures to protect public participation from external influences. Nothing has changed this yearHe said.

It is recalled that after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the organizers of Eurovision decided to exclude Russia from the event.

Where will the competition be held if Ukraine wins

But what if the bets come true and Ukraine wins this year’s competition of Eurovision? Where will Eurovision 2023 take place?

The answer came from Sweden which has already allocated a venue in Stockholm and have informed the Ukrainian delegation that in case of their victory they are willing to host the event.


Source: News Beast

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