The New York City subway hack referenced in the article is interesting. Unlike the many ransomware attacks targeting public infrastructure, The New York Times r

The New York City subway hack referenced in the article is interesting. Unlike the many ransomware attacks targeting public infrastructure, The New York Times reported that economic espionage was a possible goal: It is unclear why the M.T.A. was a target of the campaign, but investigators have several theories. One focuses on China’s push to dominate the multibillion-dollar market for rail cars — an effort that could benefit from knowing more about the inner workings of a transit system that awards lucrative contracts. However, the article also said it's possible "hackers mistakenly entered the M.T.A.’s system and discovered it was of little interest, which cybersecurity experts say is not unusual." https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/nyregion/mta-cyber-attack.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/02/nyregion/mta-cyber-attack...