WhisperGate suspect indicted as US offers a $10M bounty for his capture

The US Department of Justice has indicted a 22-year-old Russian for allegedly attacking Ukrainian government computers and destroying critical infrastructure systems in the so-called “WhisperGate” wiper attack that preceded Russia's illegal invasion of the European nation. If convicted, Amin Timovich Stigal faces a maximum …

[ChrisMarshallNY]

Gee, I Wonder Which One?

> a US Government Agency located in Maryland

[Ace2]

Re: Gee, I Wonder Which One?

It could have been NASA Greenbelt! Or the Social Security Administration!

[Anonymous Coward]

Vacations

Hair dresser: Are you going anywhere nice this year?

Amin: I think I’ll stay at home this year, again.

[An_Old_Dog]

Motivations

Gotta wonder if he did it for the lols, for his unquestioning patriotism to Russia, for the money, (if there was any), or because the Russian military and/or spy agencies threatened him with bad things happening to his relatives.

[Doctor Syntax]

Re: Motivations

Or cover for his private for-profit activities.

[seldom]

Is there such a thing as a legal invasion?

Yes of course;

Grenada

Panama

Afganistan

Iraq

Kosovo

Syria

Libya

We won't mention Canada, Peurto Rico, Hawaii or North Mexico becauuse that was the bad old days.