Using Jeremiah’s compound, Gregor easily got the plans for the building automation system (BAS) of the London Design Centre. After examining the plans, he determined that the center had two physical vulnerabilities that he would exploit. Based on the design, the software used for most of the building’s controls was long overdue for an update. According to Gregor’s research, the PLC4590, was the Programmable Logic Controller installed in the Design Center’s building automation system. If this is still the case, then I’m golden, Gregor thought. Now I need to check permits—or do I?

Gregor pulled up his link to a website called ShowALLD, which allowed him access to find all sorts of information, including the building details he was looking for. The ShowALLD infrastructure was unique in that it had programs that crawled the internet looking for everything with an IP address. He focused his search on London and the PLC4590 part. It only took about an eighth of a second to bring up over fifty results. He narrowed his search by going into advanced search options and specifying a subcategory in the search engine that only the PLC4590. He changed the date range to when the building system was installed. The manufacturer of the PLC4590 used multiple chipsets over unique time periods. It wasn’t that difficult to narrow the search.

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Gregor eliminated the remaining searches after verifying newer PLC unit firmware. The BAS was inaccessible from the internet. I need to gain physical access long enough to install the Remote Access Trojan (RAT). No need not be near the building when I exploit these systems.

Gregor determined that the building’s camera system had some blind spots. He launched his Datasploit program, which he used to launch the exploit. Seconds later he was in. Easy money. To his surprise, he discovered the aperture of the camera could be modified remotely via software, since the cameras were Wi-Fi enabled. Gregor adjusted the camera aperture until he could see more of the Design Center. He checked all the entrances that the camera had a line of sight on. Then he pulled up the blueprints and saw what he was looking for; two emergency exits could be blocked, trapping any occupants who may attempt to escape.

Gregor picked up the phone.

“Operation Footprint complete. Ready for execution.”

“Perfect,” Jeremiah said.

“Christmas launch?”

“Day after. I want you to certify everything. No mishaps.”

“It will be ready,” Gregor said.