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If someone engages in extortion in an attempt to cash in, he is unlikely to want to "sit in the winter in St. Petersburg."
Russian extortionists prefer to spend their money abroad, where the US is trying to get it. This was stated by First Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyberspace Policy Mika Oyang during a video conference of the Defense One publication.
Cybercriminals, who allegedly work from Russia, do not infect computers with Russian by default. They make such an amendment to the malware code. This statement was made by US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyberspace Mika Oyang.
As First Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyberspace Policy Mika Oyang said at a Senate hearing, "sometimes the line between states and criminal players is blurred."
"We see that some states allow hackers to earn money with cybercrimes for personal gain, this is not consistent with the behavior of responsible states in the cyber sphere," Oyang said.
Oyang also argues that Washington's opponents "create a favorable environment for extortion groups." In particular, they "allow them to operate within their borders" and "hide from persecution."
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow has been offering the United States to start a dialogue on cybersecurity for many years, but they refuse.
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Russian extortionists prefer to spend their money abroad, where the US is trying to get it. This was stated by First Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyberspace Policy Mika Oyang during a video conference of the Defense One publication.
Cybercriminals, who allegedly work from Russia, do not infect computers with Russian by default. They make such an amendment to the malware code. This statement was made by US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyberspace Mika Oyang.
As First Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyberspace Policy Mika Oyang said at a Senate hearing, "sometimes the line between states and criminal players is blurred."
"We see that some states allow hackers to earn money with cybercrimes for personal gain, this is not consistent with the behavior of responsible states in the cyber sphere," Oyang said.
Oyang also argues that Washington's opponents "create a favorable environment for extortion groups." In particular, they "allow them to operate within their borders" and "hide from persecution."
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow has been offering the United States to start a dialogue on cybersecurity for many years, but they refuse.
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