A computer in another country is running SSH brute-force attempts and random port scans (which hit pretty much every IPv4 address at least once an hour) - quick

A computer in another country is running SSH brute-force attempts and random port scans (which hit pretty much every IPv4 address at least once an hour) - quick, ask for several more billions in funding and claim Russia/China is behind it - your wish will be granted without a second thought. Man, why is this propaganda on the front page of a "hacker" website?