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Ukrainian military says it hacked Russia's federal tax agency (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Payback time, ruZZkies.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The most lucrative hack is one you keep to yourself.

[โ€“] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

In this instance, the publicity is an effort to do more damage.

Ukraine wants the Russian people to know that their tax records are wiped out. Hopefully many of them will skip paying or underpay. This will cut into the governments incoming revenue for many months or even years.