Re: "...poor bleach down their throats. if they live, cut their hands off."
"The people responsible for this are the ones who shared credentials for critical systems on front-end web services. Those who made it so that the control systems were connected to the public Internet."
A characteristic of the "cupcake" generation, is their willingness to blame others for their own (and others') ill deeds. While the sysadmins in this case were clearly misguided, clueless and/or negligent, they are not responsible for the breach.
Responsibility lies clearly with the perp. End of story.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
