Ransomware Turns to Big Targets–With Even Bigger Fallout

An Austrian hotel lost control of its door locks, keeping new guests stranded in the lobby. A police department in Cockrell Hill, Texas abandoned years of video evidence and digital documentation. In Washington, DC, the police couldn’t access its CCTV footage storage system days before Donald Trump’s inauguration. All of this news came out in the last week, stemming from a rapid escalation of how ransomware is deployed. And it’s only going to get worse.

Lily Hay Newman

Full Story: https://www.wired.com/2017/02/ransomware-turns-big-targets-even-bigger-fallout/