It's a tracking device that also happens to make phone calls

from here and here

Do Russians not watch the same movies and TV shows that we do? Tracking a cell phone is child's play for the authorities, so I find myself wondering what was going through their heads when Russian soldiers gave away their position by using their cell phones. Perhaps the answer is "nothing"

How the mighty have fallen

from here and here

This has definitely not been Russia's year. Not only has their misguided invasion gone horribly wrong, now their hacktivists can't even pwn a seemingly easy target like Eurovision. Russia sure has lost a lot of respect on the world stage.

Finally a good use case for IoT

from here and here

Fortune really has not shone on the Russians lately. Maybe they can repurpose those Russian hackers of theirs to break the protection on these bricked tractors and harvesters they stole. 

Sugar coating it is how you get ants

from here and here

It can also be how you get copycats. 

Look, I'm not in favour of what Russia is doing right now either, but a wiper that targets Russians is still malware, regardless of whether I feel sympathy for the victims. Moreover, it's entirely possible that the people who fall victim to it are also against what their government is doing, so your potentially harming allies.

If we don't call this what it is then that sends the signal that this kind of malware is more approved of and thus we could wind up seeing more of it.

Look out for long lines of hackers heading for your firewall

from here and here

There are some very mixed signals going on lately. On the one hand Russia is doing a lot worse against Ukraine than anyone imagined. On the other hand, we're getting warnings of possible "cyberstrikes". How effective should we expect those cyberstrikes to be, all things considered?

Self Denial Of Service

from here and here

Epic self-owns aren't exactly what you expect from a militaristic world power, but I guess Russia isn't what it used to be.

They each could use a taste of their own medicine

from here and here

Both Russia and China have a reputation for hacking others. It's nice to see one or both of them on the receiving end for a change. 

Well that makes it all better

from here

I have a tough time believing Russians, of all people, wouldn't know the societal consequences of an attack on a pipeline. As if they haven't been on the receiving end before.

What could possibly go wrong?

from here and here

I imagine Alexei Navalny would advise against accepting vaccines from these particular strangers.

Never mind the fact that "free" is often used to lure in unsuspecting victims for all sorts of scams and  the fact that a vaccine for something no one else has a vaccine for yet meets the criteria for too good to be true. This is a nation that has a reputation for poisoning people.

Just wait 'til TLS falls out a window

from here and here

OK, maybe it's not the absolute best, but it's certainly way up there. If Russia doesn't want it, we'll take it

Sharks are for wusses

from here (image source)

Clearly Dr. Evil didn't give enough thought to the idea of sharks with frickin' laser beam attached to their heads when he came up with it. This walrus was a badass.