The motivation is to disrupt the global economy by targeting the international communications infrastructure. They attacked communications during their civil war, so it’s SOP.
You’ll mostly find internet disruptions within countries themselves. For instance, Pakistan has shut down most of their internet for some time now due to their election results. The internet is used as an organization tool for protests. This resulted in the Arab Spring, among other world events.
The motivation is to disrupt the global economy by targeting the international communications infrastructure. They attacked communications during their civil war, so it’s SOP.
It’s SOP for any hot or cold war I suppose.
You’ll mostly find internet disruptions within countries themselves. For instance, Pakistan has shut down most of their internet for some time now due to their election results. The internet is used as an organization tool for protests. This resulted in the Arab Spring, among other world events.