• pingveno
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    2 years ago

    Fine, do your own damn search, it’s not hard. Russia cybercrime ransomware. This is a well known tactic by the Kremlin.

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      2 years ago

      This is a well known propaganda tactic from American intelligence agencies.

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        2 years ago

        And a minimal effort search would bring up dozens of articles about how pervasive this Russian tactic is. I’m not even that dialed into the security community and I’ve heard plenty about it.

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          2 years ago

          Are any of those articles true?

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            2 years ago

            Are you doubting this based on expertise or knee jerk suspicion of anything unflattering of Russia?

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              No, I’m just saying that I don’t trust the word of American government or their affiliates on this.

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                  2 years ago

                  BBC is owned by the UK government.

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                    Thank you for that piece of information. I almost forgot. Now read the damn article, it cites non-governmental sources.