Banksy sales allegedly ‘hacked by Russians’ after graffitis in Kyiv, Ukraine

Weeks after graffiti artist Banksy's works were spotted in Ukraine amid the ongoing war with Russia, a sale organized by the British artist was allegedly targeted by suspected Russian hackers, the charity Legacy of War Foundation said this week. The elusive street artist is selling 50 new limited edition screen-prints to raise funds to support Ukrainian civilians affected by conflict. The report comes on the heels of Russia claiming ownership of yet another Ukrainian city, Soledar, on January 13, after days of serious fighting by the forces of both nations.  ...read more

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A piece by British street artist Banksy, covered with plastic, spotted in the small town of Borodyanka, some 60 km from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv on January 12, 2023. Thousands of "hostile" web attacks launched from Russian IP addresses targeted an online auction of prints by British graffiti artist Banksy in aid of Ukraine on January 10, AFP reported.(Sergei Supinsky / AFP)

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Artwork by Banksy seen over the ruins in Borodyanka, Ukraine, on January 12, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The British artist is selling 50 new limited edition screen-prints through the Legacy of War Foundation to raise funds to support Ukrainian civilians affected by conflict. (Sergei Supinsky / AFP)

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People walk past a Banksy’s graffiti on a wall of a heavily damaged residential building in Irpin, northwest of Kyiv, on December 23, 2022, According to AFP, to get one of the £5,000 ($6,080) prints, Banksy supporters have to register online with the charity. However, a message posted this week on the website said it had “received over 1 million requests (and 3,500 hostile attacks from Russian IP addresses).”(Genya Savilov / AFP)

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This photo from November 13, 2022, shows a graffiti in Banksy's signature style in Kyiv, Ukraine. The artist, who confirmed he was behind seven murals that appeared on destroyed buildings around Kyiv, said he supported the charity as he had seen one of its teams "sweep in and provide medical attention, heaters, fresh water and a friendly face to some very desperate people in a bombed-out building". (Gleb Garanich / REUTERS)

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Banksy's artworks in Ukraine have also faced attacks. This photograph from November 16, 2022, shows a graffiti made by Banksy on the wall of a destroyed building in Gostomel, near Kyiv. Eight assailants, now under the Ukrainian police's arrest, attempted to steal this work back in December 2022, AFP reported.(Genya Savilov / AFP)

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A woman is seen walking near a cut-off of the wall of a damaged building in the town of Gostomel on January 13, 2023, where Banksy had previously painted graffiti. "A group of people tried to steal a Banksy mural. They cut out the work from the wall of a house destroyed by the Russians," Kyiv governor Oleksiy Kuleba said, AFP reported. (Dimitar Dilkoff / AFP)

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Local residents affected by the ongoing conflict seen near artwork by world-renowned graffiti artist Banksy at the wall of a destroyed building in Horenka, on November 19, 2022. The artist confirmed he was behind seven murals that appeared on destroyed buildings around Kyiv.(Gleb Garanich / REUTERS)

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A woman stands next to a Banksy artwork in the main square in Kyiv, on December 1, 2022. In the conflict which began in February 2022, both sides have conceded heavy losses, with Moscow desperate to sell any win back home after repeated humiliations and Ukraine determined to hold -- and win back -- ground. (Efrem Lukatsky / AP)

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A Ukrainian army Grad multiple rocket launcher is seen firing rockets to Russian positions in the frontline near Soledar, Donetsk region, on January 11. Russia's defense ministry said on January 13 that its forces have captured the salt-mining town of Soledar, the focus of a bloody battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces for months. (Libkos / AP )