A computer virus forced a US maritime base offline for more than 30 hours, the country’s coast guard has revealed. Ransomware interrupted cameras, door-access control systems and critical monitoring systems at the site. The agency did not reveal the name or the location of the facility targeted by the attack.
Officials said they believed the ransomware was sent in a malicious email link, clicked by an employee, the BBC reported yesterday.
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January 03, 2020
Yet again we appear to be seeing a facility disrupted by malware introduced via email. My bigger concern is that the malware was apparently able to penetrate operational technology systems used to control cargo transfer. This demonstrates the need for decent network segmentation, firewalling and backups that can be restored following such an incident.
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January 06, 2020
The U.S. Coast Guard’s announcement that a computer virus forced a maritime base offline for more than 30 hours is the latest in a growing trend of specialised ransomware attacks, which includes last month’s on the city of New Orleans. While global ransomware volume was down 10% through November 2019, cybercriminals are being more targeted than ever before, focusing on lucrative and defined targets over massive volume.
The Maritime Safety Information Bulletin stated that this attack came.....Read More
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