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Re:Russian Gang Said to Amass More Than a Billion Stolen Int... by trhway on Tuesday August 05, 2014 @06:10PM (#8139810)
> though the Russian government has not historically pursued accused hackers.

between a blogger criticizing Putin's regime and a hacker who stole a bunch of millions from an American bank - who do you think the Russian government would go after? :)

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Re:Russian Gang Said to Amass More Than a Billion Stolen Int... by pistle on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @10:29AM (#8142613)
Though... when's the last time you heard about an American hacker being extradited or prosecuted for hacking against Russian citizens?
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Re:Russian Gang Said to Amass More Than a Billion Stolen Int... by CmonDev on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @03:56AM (#8141486)
At least they will not award them with medals:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_Air_Flight_655#Post-tour_o...

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Re:Russian Gang Said to Amass More Than a Billion Stolen Int... by tmp1234519029 on Tuesday August 05, 2014 @06:17PM (#8139837)
It would make sense to go after the blogger if you care more about your ideology than some bank's money. I would go after neither of them though.
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Re:Russian Gang Said to Amass More Than a Billion Stolen Int... by trhway on Tuesday August 05, 2014 @06:24PM (#8139878)
a government always goes after the ones who present the most danger to it.
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