Sorry to disappoint. I’m just an ordinarily educated person who pays attention to the world.
We have some sense of how the NSA operates from the Shadow Brokers leak a few years ago that had many exploits never before recorded.
From Russia we have seen a constant stream of high profile advanced hacks over the years (Fancy Bear/Cozy Bear) but each hack burns an exploit path.
What did Russian cyber warriors manage to do when the Ukraine War began:
* Turn off the lights in Kiev - Nope
* Shut down road and rail systems - Didn’t happen
* Take down Ukrainian television and radio - Not that either
* Release personal details to embarrass Ukrainian leaders - Failed on that one too
* Briefly take down meaningless public websites of the Ukrainian defense ministry - Success!
Only conclusion is that Russia takes advantage of exploits of convenience, but when the regime’s survival depends on winning a war they can’t deliver anymore more than a script kiddy DDOS.
So you think the Russians didn’t take out the electricity, roads, rail, TV and radio because they were totally incapable of it.
Riiiiiiight.
When you tell us the Russians have no secret knowledge in reserve whatsoever, this tells everyone on the forum that you have convinced yourself of something you have no way of knowing. Hopefully this isn’t an ongoing habit.
When I was in the USAF (USAFSS) 50 years ago, we worked with NSA. It was a very good agency back then. I have no idea what it is today.