Ransomware attack severs 1,000 ships from their on-shore servers
DNV didn't state which ransomware actor was behind the attack, whether it was negotiating with the attacker, what demands may have been made or if it planned to pay them. Representatives toldThe Norwegian Police, Norwegian National Security Authority, Norwegian Data Protection Authority, and the German Cyber Security Authority were all informed of the security assault.
"All affected customers have been notified about their responsibility to notify relevant Data Protection Authorities in their countries," DNV said.DNV isn't the first entity involved in maritime shipping to be hit by ransomware. Shipping giant Maersk wasin 2017 that it was forced to rely on WhatsApp communications between private devices to keep operations running.
There's evidence that the shipping and transportation industries are generally becoming more popular as targets for cyber criminals, cyber security biz Trellix said in November. In its Fall 2022 threat report, Trellixthat in the US alone ransomware attacks against the shipping and transportation sector had doubled from the second to the third quarter of 2022.
Globally, Trellix said, the transportation sector was among the most active for ransomware attacks behind telecommunications. APT groups – sophisticated threat actors who aim for persistence in their attacks and are often backed by governments – were detected in transportation companies"more than in any other sector." ®
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