CYBERSECURITY: EU agency confirms ransomware attack behind airport disruptions.

Rafe Pilling, director of threat intelligence at British cybersecurity firm Sophos, said there have been more ransomware attempts targeting higher-profile victims because of the attention they bring, but such attacks weren’t becoming more frequent.

“Disruptive attacks are becoming more visible in Europe, but visibility doesn’t necessarily equal frequency,” he told Reuters.

“Truly large-scale, disruptive attacks that spill into the physical world remain the exception rather than the rule.”

Maybe that’s the point: High visibility attacks meant to squeeze maximum ransoms, but not so disruptive that governments get serious about going after the attackers.