It is both. How many hackers from Russian & fmr Soviet countries attack within those countries? Very few. So few that they literally encode checks for RUS la

It is both. How many hackers from Russian & fmr Soviet countries attack within those countries? Very few. So few that they literally encode checks for RUS language / keyboard installs and skip that machine, and doing such install is at least for now a legit security measure [1]. This isn't just from RUS legal structure and no extradition treaties, but their very intimidating response to anyone acting up internally (I've read of at least one instance where a hacker was found dead at his keyboard with missing hands). RUS security doesn't eff around, and we shouldn't either. Many people will not play at the pointy end of the NatSec game because you are risking your life, and some do because of that. It is definitely a useful measure, among others, to make it known that trespassing with such intent on western computer systems is also getting you into that risk category. [1] https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick-russian-hackers-hate/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick...