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I think this roughly answers a question that I've been wondering about: Why don't cyber criminals hack into the energy grid, water, or other utilities? Surely t
by ggggtez 5y ago
I think this roughly answers a question that I've been wondering about: Why don't cyber criminals hack into the energy grid, water, or other utilities? Surely their cyber security is outdated right?
Well, their cyber security may not be the most advanced, but traditional security (i.e. military strength) likely dissuades criminals from choosing those targets that are likely to put them on the short list.
- Verdex 5y agoFor some reason, this comment immediately made me think of an alternate history where ransomware groups hack infrastructure and then improve and monitor their security for them. "Look guys, yeah, it's really easy to hack the power plants that supply electricity to the white house, but then we'll all have military ninjas showing up in our bedrooms at 3 in the morning. So if you try that little stunt again, then we're going to get our own ninjas to give you a visit. Go hack a cereal company or something."
- aerostable_slug 5y agoI think DarkSide addressed this. They don't want to be viewed as a threat to society. They are thieves, they go after soft targets with deep pockets and ideally insurance, and they don't want to have the public or nation-states interested in them. The game changed when the valves to the pipeline were closed as a precaution. They just went from thief to threat.