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I remember reading that some Russian (private sector) computer viruses did not attack computers whose language and locale were set to Russia. It's never about e
by smnrchrds 5y ago
I remember reading that some Russian (private sector) computer viruses did not attack computers whose language and locale were set to Russia. It's never about ethics. It's always about making as much money as possible without pissing off powerful people and entities.
- madars 5y agoYep, Krebs on Security wrote "Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate" -- https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick-russian-hackers-hate/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2021/05/try-this-one-weird-trick...
- patrickyeon 5y agoCrudely, we would say "don't shit where you eat". I've heard from the early (as in, 80's) hacking days some of the people in the US would never hit targets in their own state, as there wasn't good federal-level enforcement nor inter-state collaboration. Of course that would backfire today because you're immediately commiting crimes across state lines...
- prox 5y agoI had this with a Chinese app. Works well on a Chinese language phone, downloads an extra package if not.