#Hackers —hope to defect to #Russia ? Don’t #Google “ #defecting to Russia.”

To the casual observer, #cybercriminals can look like swashbuckling geniuses.

They possess technical skills formidable enough to penetrate the networks of the biggest companies on the planet.

They cover their tracks using technology that is arcane to most people—VPNs, #encrypted #chat apps, onion routing, aliases in dark web forums.
#privacy #security #vpn #tor #onionrouting #darkweb

https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/hackers-hope-to-defect-to-russia-dont-google-defecting-to-russia/