UKRAINIANS SAY PETYA RANSOMWARE HIDES STATE-SPONSORED ATTACKS

WHEN A RANSOMWARE outbreak exploded from Ukraineacross Europe yesterday, disrupting companies, government agencies, and critical infrastructure, it at first appeared to be just another profit-focused cybercriminal scheme—albeit a particularly vicious and damaging one. But its origins in Ukraine raised deeper questions. After all, shadowy hackers have waged a cyberwar there for years, likely at Russia's bidding.