Massachusetts ferry service slowed by ransomware attack

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12 points·nradov··4 comments

How should I think about this? I can't imagine that the volume of Ferry service between Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket is that high.

So is this a target of opportunity, or a rehearsal for something larger? Who in here can comment on how much of a proxy this particular public transit infrastructure is for e.g. the El or DC Metro? It strikes me as "not really comparable at all". Still bad, obviously.

The zillionaires have houses there like Eric Schmidt etc…

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/23/photos-of-42-point-5-million...

https://www.thelist.com/226127/inside-barack-and-michelle-ob...

Important to subsidize them with federal funds requested by progressives like Markey and Warren:

https://www.barnstablepatriot.com/news/20200528/steamship-au...

Martha’s Vineyard alone has a summer population of ~100k; from the Steamship Authority’s website (now unavailable):

> In 2018, the Steamship Authority's vessels made a total of 23,997 trips carrying 3,055,347 passengers, 483,047 automobiles and 190,557 trucks of all sizes to or from the islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

The ferry is the only connection from MV to the mainland for food, supplies, etc. (There’s also a small airport, but it isn’t big enough to handle any significant amount of cargo). So it’s a pretty big issue for the people living there. That being said, as long as the boats can still operate, it shouldn’t be too big an issue, even if they have issues with ticketing.

what happens when air traffic control gets hacked? is that possible?

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