Hackers Can Bring Ships and Planes to a Grinding Halt. And It Could Become Much More Common

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Hackers Can Bring Ships and Planes to a Grinding Halt. And It Could Become Much More Common
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Vast container ships and chunky freight planes — essential in today’s global economy — can now be brought to halt by a new generation of code warriors.

that it had been hit by NotPetya — a ransomware attack that prevented people from accessing their data unless they paid $300 in bitcoin — in late June of that year.

"This cyber-attack was a previously unseen type of malware, and updates and patches applied to both the Windows systems and antivirus were not an effective protection in this case," Maersk said. "It is inevitable that one day, one will get through," Ashton continued."And obviously, you should have a solid contingency plan in place in case of the worst. But that's not to say you don't attempt to put up a damn good fight to stop these attacks in the first case. Just because you know the bad actors are coming, doesn't mean you leave your front door open and make them a cup of tea when they walk in. You could just lock the door."after suffering a cyberattack.

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