> On Jan. 12 D.C. police noticed four camera sites were not functioning properly and told OCTO. The technology office found two forms of ransomware in the four recording devices and launched a citywide sweep of the network where they found more infected sites, said Vemulapalli.
This is interesting, because it suggests (to me) that the systems were note specifically targeted because they were part of the CCTV system but were instead caught up in a broader wholesale ransomware attack on whatever system the attackers could get their hands on?
I'm not sure if an un-targeted attack is more or less concerning than a targeted attack. One could of course make a "they should take more care with purportedly critical systems" statement. But the un-targeted scenario implies that a targeted attack on the system could be much more devastating.
This is interesting, because it suggests (to me) that the systems were note specifically targeted because they were part of the CCTV system but were instead caught up in a broader wholesale ransomware attack on whatever system the attackers could get their hands on?
I'm not sure if an un-targeted attack is more or less concerning than a targeted attack. One could of course make a "they should take more care with purportedly critical systems" statement. But the un-targeted scenario implies that a targeted attack on the system could be much more devastating.