I’d argue this is not an exception, just a misunderstanding of what “works” means. Clearly the “protecting wires in case of overload” function is not working…

as the Netanyahu government prepares to attack Iran—a move that’s expected to provoke an Iranian response.

No shit.

Something along those lines already happened…

https://www.pcgamer.com/ransomware-abuses-genshin-impacts-kernel-mode-anti-cheat-to-bypass-antivirus-protection/