Cyberattacks in the Context of Genocide Threat, Recognition and Denial

In the digital age, information weapons and cyberwarfare techniques can be used to incite violence and divide societies. In the current conditions, conditions have been created to use cyber weapons to target infrastructures of pivotal importance for the life of individual racial, ethnic, and religious groups, such as water supply systems, energy networks, transportation systems, healthcare systems, etc. Cyber attacks can also be used to disrupt communications and disrupt response or early warning systems. Especially vulnerable are those important infrastructures for the population, which represent physical and digital joint systems.
Cyber tools can also be used for espionage purposes, to track and analyze information about certain groups to target them. The spread of hate speech, disinformation, and propaganda through online platforms using cyber tools can exacerbate existing tensions and contribute to the risk of genocide.
Courts where war crimes and crimes against humanity are investigated can also become targets of cyber-attacks. In addition, from the point of view of being subjected to cyber attacks, those persons and organizations that take steps in the direction of recognition, prevention or denial of the genocide become vulnerable. This is evidenced by the fact that the figures who made efforts towards the recognition of the Armenian Genocide and the recognizing organizations and states are often the target of cyber attacks.
On the other hand, hackers can also implement initiatives aimed at recognizing and condemning the genocide. From this point of view, cyberspace can also be used to protect human rights. Cyber humanitarian interventions can be used to prevent genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity.