Ransomware Attack Severs 1,000 Ships From Their On-Shore Servers
The Register, January 19th, 2023
Get your eyepatch out: Cyber attacks on the high seas are trending
A Norwegian maritime risk management business is getting a lesson in that very area, after a ransomware attack forced its ShipManager software offline and left 1,000 ships without a connection to on-shore servers.
DNV said the attack happened on January 7, and updated its report yesterday to say it involved ransomware - but affected vessels are not in any danger and can still operate normally, it added.
"All vessels can still use the onboard, offline functionalities of the ShipManager software, other systems onboard the vessels are not impacted," DNV said. It doesn't believe any other servers or data were affected.