Analysis: There's a new battlefront in the raging debate over whether civilian technologists should play any role in punishing Russia for invading Ukraine.
,” that’s conducting digital attacks and information operations in Russia that skirt and sometimes cross legal red lines. The aggressive actions by cyber pros not backed by national governments are alarming many analysts who fear they could undermine efforts to impose rules of the road in cyberspace or create confusion that leads to escalating cyber exchanges between Russia and NATO nations.
Critics of the developer, who uses the online handle RIAEvangelist, argued his actions are far more likely to harm Russian civilians than military and political leaders. Most importantly, the move could set a precedent that sabotaging open-source software is a legitimate form of protest, making the Internet substantially less safe for everyone.
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