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When writing about pretty much any kind of attacks, we tend to recognize that while people with certain skills were certainly involved, that is not their defining characteristic.
Would @arstechnica write a headline featuring "Russia-aligned driver groups"? 
No, that would obviously sound ridiculous. "Russia-aligned mercenary groups" makes way more sense. Even though most of them likely can and do drive.
And yet over and over again: "Russia-aligned hackers". 
I think it’s fair game to mention the •political• alignment of an attacker, if in fact they have one. I’m not sure whether that’s a fair judgement in this case — nationality is not the same as political alignment — but it is in principle a reasonable practice.
@inthehands I am not complaining about the "Russia-aligned", I am complaining about the "hackers" bit. I thought the example I gave was pretty clear.
@rysiek
Ah, I see. What noun should go there?
@inthehands literally next message in the thread.
@rysiek
Ah, I missed that! Yes, I think you have a point.