The USA is very different from other countries for many reasons but one of its biggest issues is that it is a world superpower. This might make a person think why is it an issue, and it is because it makes them a target. They have data that is very valuable compared to a country like Sweden. America also plays savior in a number of conflicts so our military is large, these things make the USA a prime target of cyberattacks. Many countries want to know what we have from weapons to what is happening in our polotics. The USA is also special because it has many enemies, too many to list, that would like to harm the USA in any way that they can that can come with plausible deniability, and hacking gives them that. If you use VPNs in the correct way and route traffic correctly it can be almost untraceable. Another thing about the USA is that many of its intelligence agencies are in the public eye, many people have seen the movies and shows about the CIA and FBI, no matter if what is portrayed is correct it does make people want to find out what they are hiding compared to a county like Germany. While Germany is a large country in its own right it is nowhere near as powerful as the USA. The United States are in a very precarious situation due to these issues. It can not go out and attack many of these countries as it is seen as a superpower beating up the small guy, similar to how a school bully picking on one of the weaker guys in class. While countries like China can because they are not held to the same ethical standard as the USA. That is another issue when talking about the USA. Because it is seen as the leader of the West and how it calls out people for their own ethical mistakes for the sake of benefiting their country the USA can not do the same in that regard. It is very limited on what it can do. These are the reasons why the USA is such a different target for cyber threats than any other country.