At first, one might say “What does a ransomware attack on a pipeline have to do with manufacturing?”
Although this attack received a lot of press because of Colonial’s position as a major energy-delivery provider, the reality is that the attackers—as they said in their tweet on Monday—are only in it for the money, and in fact made a mistake in disrupting “society.” Today’s cyber-attackers are in it for the money and will find the most attractive targets to pay—pipelines or manufacturers.
