This was from a comment waaaaay down-thread earlier this week, on a post about California Secession (a wedge issue backed by Russia). Thought you’d find it interesting.
Originally Posted By u/Dry_Counter533 At 2025-08-28 07:47:32 PM | Source
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This is just wrong. Russia has a very advanced and large cyber security scene.
I dunno man, they do a good job sometimes but once the shit hits the fan, they're like anyone else and fall for convenience bargains of necessity (like using Telegram during Ukraine (not as much anymore)). Not knocking them, just saying human nature is as it does.
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No, Russkies are just good at cobbling together electronics because of the high taxes on them. So they go into garbage belts to fish out components and build a rig to play CS Go.
Which means that any Russian on the internet generally has some knowledge about computers.
But their cybersecurity isn't even close to being on point.