I'm portuguese, and this subject was in the news for some days. It was followed by the news outlets like you've said, but still, both events are quite rare to b

I'm portuguese, and this subject was in the news for some days. It was followed by the news outlets like you've said, but still, both events are quite rare to be mentioned in the media. For example, four or five years ago there were some ransomware attacks but it never reached the media. What's more troublesome about Vodafone attack was that it affected some emergency services, and hospitals, that used Vodafone for communications -> this is what is being deemed as secondary to international news. Was this just colateral damage from a random attack to Vodafone? Or was Vodafone attacked because they knew some emergency services were dependent on Vodafone? Where is the line that separates an attack to emergency services/hospitals, which shouldn't be taken lightly, from a regular attack to a big company that happens to provide services to key operations in a country? Was it a criminal offense, or a terrorist attack? All of this could be a coincidence of course, but due to the range and the damage of the attack, this must be investigated and it's a big deal to Portugal. I don't think there were any deaths directly related to this attack, especially because those emergency services were quick to switch to other communication solutions, but the headlines could be flipped around: Portuguese Emergency Services were disrupted after cyberattack to Vodafone Portugal.