Non-random thought: It wasn't a cyber-attack.
?? Theory ??
Why do I say that? --Because it's the excuse that the press is reporting.
Well of course, once I heard it was 'Russian Hackers', it became immediately obvious that this story was bullshit.
They want to run down the economy by giving money to people so they don't work. They want prices of everything to rise so that there is less economy activity as people conserve. The easiest adjustment knob is oil prices. Fuel is needed for farm production and the transportation of everything.