Another reason (4) is that quite a lot of people [majority] download audio/video content and install cracked software on their Windows! home PCs.
I agree that external environment provided much more fertile ground for criminal activities [incl tech] in former USSR.
The key words are "fashionable" and "Western media". We all can observe the influence of media on people's perceptions of events, countries, nationalities...
I agree that external environment provided much more fertile ground for criminal activities [incl tech] in former USSR.
The key words are "fashionable" and "Western media". We all can observe the influence of media on people's perceptions of events, countries, nationalities...