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Re:Russia considers legalizing piracy of software from sanct... by MattGaiser on Friday March 04, 2022 @11:23PM (#30564232)
Was it meaningfully illegal in Russia anyway?
Re:Russia considers legalizing piracy of software from sanct... by zelon88 on Friday March 04, 2022 @11:27PM (#30564254)
My understanding is the only cyber crime that gets prosecuted in Russia is Russian on Russian. As evidenced by the fact that Russian droppers are often written to avoid deployment on machines in Russian timezones or with Russian keyboards.
Re:Russia considers legalizing piracy of software from sanct... by Mo3 on Saturday March 05, 2022 @01:02AM (#30564769)
Can confirm, ransomware devs excluding Russian machines to not get in trouble
Re:Russia considers legalizing piracy of software from sanct... by eurasiantiger on Saturday March 05, 2022 @06:22AM (#30566478)
Lifehack: install Russian keyboard layout on all devices to avoid malware attacks.
Re:Russia considers legalizing piracy of software from sanct... by chayleaf on Saturday March 05, 2022 @06:45AM (#30566643)
yeah, for businesses piracy is prosecuted if caught