The cybercriminal who attacked the new cable car in the Sparrow Hills area in Moscow demanded bitcoins from the operating company's managers, a law-enforcement source told Sputnik.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th November, 2018) The cybercriminal who attacked the new cable car in the Sparrow Hills area in Moscow demanded bitcoins from the operating company's managers, a law-enforcement source told Sputnik.On November 28, the newly launched cable car stopped operating due to the cyberattack. Law enforcement is considering whether to open a criminal investigation into the case.
"A representative from the operating company 'Moscow Cable cars' said to the police that the main computer received a message from an unknown user. The message said that all of the electronic files on the computer, which is used for operating the cable car, are being encrypted, and that for their decryption they would have to send bitcoins to the letter's author," the source said.
The letter said that the amount depends on the "quickness of reply." The cable car soon stopped moving, "apparently, bitcoins were not transferred by the company," the source noted.
The cable car is still not running. According to the operating company's website, the cable car's operational system will be tested during the day today. Resumption of the operations will be announced accordingly.
