Due to an increase of cyberattacks linked to the video game “Atomic Heart”, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine (NSDC) has recommended the banning of the game in the country.
Atomic Heart is a first-person shooter that takes place in an alternate universe where Soviet Russia has become a technologically advanced superpower. Players explore sinister locations and must fight off enemies such as robots and “mutants”.
According to the NSDC, atomic Heart has become a tool used by Russian-backed hackers to infiltrate networks in Ukraine. The game is used to spread malware which is then used to execute cyberattacks. The malicious code is embedded into the game itself and spreads when the game is installed and executed.
The NSDC has recommended that the game be banned in Ukraine and that people refrain from playing it. Additionally, the NSDC has urged government-owned organizations to be vigilant in ensuring that their networks and systems remain secure.
The NSDC had initially released a report in December 2019 that investigated the game and outlined the security threat posed by it. An investigative commission was also established to research the issue further and prepare a detailed report on the game and its potential dangers.
Conclusion
The NSDC’s recommendation to ban the game in Ukraine has been met with support from many Ukrainians. The security threat posed by the game is a real one, and it is important that people remain vigilant and refrain from playing the game in order to help protect their systems and networks.
Other films that Ukraine has banned include “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013), “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989), “Hostel” (2005), “Cabaret” (1972), “Lost in Translation” (2003), “The Pianist” (2002), “Napoleon Dynamite” (2004), “Natural Born Killers” (1994), “Requiem for a Dream” (2000), “A Clockwork Orange” (1971), “JFK” (1991), “Borat” (2006), “Suspiria” (1977), “I Am Love” (2009), “The Exorcist” (1973), “Eyes Wide Shut” (1999), and “Shutter Island” (2010).