alt Hacker Newsimmediately thought of this article as well. really interesting. I could imagine someone using options/futures or other obscure financial instruments to make some money off this. hard to think of other motivations
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deepfriedchokes • today at 4:56 PM
Perhaps they’re motivated by Europe’s support for Ukraine and the recent data center attacks in Russia?
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enoint • today at 9:28 PM
Part of this story is also attacks on digital price tags on the shelves. Protests in France come to mind.
piyh • today at 6:07 PM
Building reps for hacking all the electric cars and starting battery fires
I think Russia is doing random stuff of the kind, my understanding is it’s just about sawing general chaos, not doing a strong action that would be discussed at a diplomatic level.