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That was my thought, too: they suddenly went from (relatively) petty crime that would be hard for most American police forces to find and prosecute to "target o
by jseliger 6y ago
That was my thought, too: they suddenly went from (relatively) petty crime that would be hard for most American police forces to find and prosecute to "target of a nation state:" a tremendous difference.
- aerostable_slug 6y agoThey're also smart to avoid stirring up public sympathy. Taking California as an example, relatively few would feel sorry for PG&E shareholders if they were hit by ransomware (but no infrastructure was disrupted). Same with someone like Chevron, or Facebook for that matter. Take down a children's hospital OTOH, and you might have citizens beating down the doors of their representatives demanding justice.
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