What do the Nevada attackers want?

The state does not know what the cyber attackers who infiltrated state systems want, Gov. Joe Lombardo said Thursday.

Asked if the attackers, who extracted data and prompted the state to take down multiple systems, had contacted the state, Lombardo said “we know there was an intrusion, we’re evaluating how the intrusion occurred, and currently CISA (the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency), from the federal government, is evaluating whether there’s a demand.”

Asked to clarify that there had been no demand, Lombardo said “it’s clear there’s been an intrusion, but it’s not clear what the motive was.”

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