Many ransomware attacks are private profiteers. Some appear to be private criminals who are tolerated or even encouraged as long as they only attack hostile co

Many ransomware attacks are private profiteers. Some appear to be private criminals who are tolerated or even encouraged as long as they only attack hostile countries, and this provides deniability. But if retaliation becomes a real threat, the players will just pretend to be someone else, and the state actors will be good at that.