Smart city infrastructure—traffic control, energy grids, surveillance systems—is increasingly connected. Ransomware can encrypt critical systems, causing gridlock, blackouts, or service outages. Municipal cybersecurity budgets often lag behind connected deployments. Attackers see cities as high-value, high-impact targets. It demonstrates that ransomware is no longer limited to desktops and servers.
It matters because public safety and services are at risk. Urban resilience depends on robust cybersecurity.
It also forces collaboration between tech providers and municipalities.
Ransomware can compromise smart city infrastructure.
[ENISA, enisa.europa.eu]