To be honest, it shouldn't surprise you that much. Lesser developed nations have heavily invested in drones and cyber since it requires much more capital to invest in other warfare assets.
Despite loosing quickly to Russia, Georgia conducted major cyber-attacks on Russia to try and cripple it's energy, banking, and telecom infrastructure. North Korea is well known for conducting major cyber-based financial thefts in order to help fund the regime. A whole portion of India's economy is built off of over-the-phone scams and internet malware (which can translate into espionage and sabotage).
Because smaller nations can support cyber-warfare with smaller economies, it becomes a valuable asset if they focus on it hard enough.
To be honest, it shouldn't surprise you that much. Lesser developed nations have heavily invested in drones and cyber since it requires much more capital to invest in other warfare assets.
Despite loosing quickly to Russia, Georgia conducted major cyber-attacks on Russia to try and cripple it's energy, banking, and telecom infrastructure. North Korea is well known for conducting major cyber-based financial thefts in order to help fund the regime. A whole portion of India's economy is built off of over-the-phone scams and internet malware (which can translate into espionage and sabotage).
Because smaller nations can support cyber-warfare with smaller economies, it becomes a valuable asset if they focus on it hard enough.