The Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense claims that pro-Ukrainian hacktivists breached the Russian Center for Space Hydrometeorology, aka “planeta” (планета), and wiped 2 petabytes of data.

  • Phoenixz@lemmy.caEnglish
    96·
    10 months ago

    I’m sorry, are you saying that genocide (which is what Russia literally is doing in Ukraine)is bad? Because again, that is literally what Russia is doing in Ukraine.

    This is a target because it’s information can be (fuck that, IS) important and be used in the Russian invasion efforts. It’s a legit target

    • S410@lemmy.mlEnglish
      15·
      10 months ago

      Are you saying that just because Russia is doing a genocide, doing a genocide to Russia would be justified?
      Ever heard the saying “an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind”?

      • Cosmic Cleric@lemmy.worldEnglish
        82·
        10 months ago

        Are you saying that just because Russia is doing a genocide, doing a genocide to Russia would be justified? Ever heard the saying “an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind”?

        They can put that phrase on Ukrainian tombstones. /s

        A data hack/destruction is not genocide.

        • S410@lemmy.mlEnglish
          15·
          10 months ago

          I’m not talking about this case and this data. I’m talking about the take of people above on how things should be handled.

          Derpgon said “russia can be fucked” regardless of whether it’s a military or civilian target.

          Maness300 pointed out that collective punishment can easily turn into discrimination. That is, there’s a big difference between “XYZ is bad, because it’s aiding Russian military” and “XYZ is bad, because it’s Russian”

          Phoenixz points out that Russia is committing genocide, as if it’s a counter argument to the previous statement, somehow.

          I point out that just because Russia is committing genocide, it doesn’t make it right to slip into “XYZ is bad, because it’s Russian” and use that as justification to do anything you want to the country and its people.

          Maness300 is right: targeting entities of any country for the action of said country, regardless of whether the entities in question are responsible, or even capable of influencing the actions, is not a good idea. It will lead to more problems.

          I, for example, don’t support the US selling weapons to Israel. Should go and set the closest 7-eleven on fire? It’s an American company, so, clearly, it’s a valid target, right?