Cybercrims go beyond stealing data to attack physical building systems

Attackers are increasingly targeting building automation and other physical systems to pressure victims, The Register reports, pointing to the recent hack of refrigeration systems at hundreds of French grocery stores and an August ransomware attack that disrupted building-management systems at a Canadian hospital. A recent Armis Labs report cited by the publication found that 73 percent of organizations own building automation systems that have been used in ransomware attacks.