https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-october-23rd-2020-from-russia-with-love/

This week has been busy with ransomware related news, including new charges against Russian state-sponsored hackers and numerous attacks against well-known organizations.

In 2017, there was an attack utilizing the NotPetya ransomware to destroy data on systems worldwide. This week, the US govt indicted six Russian intelligence operatives, known to be part of the notorious 'Sandworm' group, for hacking operations, including NotPetya.