Why sabotage in person when there are better options with plausible deniability? The Colonial Pipeline supply shock was started by criminal hackers in Russia u

Why sabotage in person when there are better options with plausible deniability? The Colonial Pipeline supply shock was started by criminal hackers in Russia using ransomware as a service. The company halted service to deal with the computer issue. Then traditional media and social media amplified panic buying. Russia says they arrested the extortionists. This is the country that brags about "patriotic hackers."