I dont think it is Russia at all, right up until the recent administration the FBIs most wanted cyber criminal list was populated by Iran and China. Last time the FBI tried to blame Russia for cyber attacks a lawyer showed up and the DOJ dropped the case for lack of evidence after getting shellacked for having zero evidence other than spoofed IP addresses. Russia is way behind the curve on cyber, even podunk piss poor Eastern Bloc countries like Belasrus and Romania where making big plays in cyber attacks.


https://www.pcworld.com/article/2010491/savviest-hackers-hail-from-eastern-europe-researchers-say.html

Just to be clear I was speaking in generalities, not this specific instance. Who really knows though, a good hacker can certainly make it look like they were in Russia when they weren't. I don't know if I would say Russia was not very good on the cyber warfare though, at least not according to some reports I have read. Certainly they aren't the only players though. And if it were Russia or Russian sponsored they would certainly take steps to insulate themselves from any blame.

Obama has a house out there. And finally they are admitting some of these infrastructure attacks are coming from China, not Russia.

China, China, China; it seems a week can't go by, where the power okole, of the US empire, are unable to find an excuse, to redirect American attention away from themselves; as they continue to incarcerate and throw, into gulags, American patriots that exercised their 1st Amendment rights this past January 6, 2021.

The US empire has many more enemies, on this planet, than the usual US imperial punching bags: China, Russia, DPRK, etc.  ANTIFA, Proud Boys, Kurds, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, as well as all other social movements, ethnic groups, and/or sovereign nations that had been pawned, by the US empire, in the past, has motive for payback as well.

Or just maybe...China is bad and our enemy and the enemy of the world and its people?

Or just maybe...China is bad and our enemy and the enemy of the world and its people?

My earlier point in this thread was that these kinds of high profile attacks arent usually lone wolf private groups farming a bitcoin payout, those folks tend to target smaller low profile targets, less heat, easier gains. Big attacks like this tend to be state sponsored, if traced they can hide behind the skirts of their government sponsor and not fear getting extradited and facing charges. 'Zero Day' attacks arent easy to come by and arent wasted on small targets. once they are used they are patched over and cant be used again. Developing those kinds of attacks takes time and money and once they are used they gone forever. it's a one time bullet, people paying for it want to make sure the shot counts.

Agreed. It was interesting to learn about the zero day attacks and how these vulnerabilities can command millions of dollars on the dark web. I wonder if we can ever find a hacker if they were well funded and took all steps to cover their tracks?

I did hear a report that Russia didn't bother to arrest hackers that would mess with American companies. That was we get attacked but they can say it wasn't their fault.