The attackers' ultimate goal remained unclear, but Rachel's team suspected that it was more than just a simple data theft or ransomware attack. The level of sophistication and the targeted nature of the attack suggested that the perpetrators might have been after intellectual property or a more sinister objective.

OPC Servers support various device protocols, such as Modbus, Profibus, or Ethernet/IP, and provide features like data caching, data validation, and security.