ships
Cyber Attack on Ship disrupts the functionality of onboard Control Systems
On July 8th of this year, the US Coast Guard issued a cybersecurity warning stating that all commercial vessels were vulnerable to cyber attacks. Explaining the incident with an example, the coast guard said that in Feb’19 a commercial vessel on an international voyage from the port of New York to New Jersey was impacted […]
Australian Defense Shipbuilder Austal hit by Cyber Attack
Austal, an Australia based global shipbuilding company has made it official that its Australian database management system was reigning under cyber attack launched by an unknown offender. The Western Australian Defense Builder has even clarified that the email addresses and mobile phone numbers of some staff members and some of their valuable customers were accessed […]
Over 50,000 ships are vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
Cybersecurity Experts say that the ship’s navigational system is easy to intercept giving hackers an incredible opportunity to change the course of a cruise or a superyacht. And the news comes just a few months after researchers have proved that the GPS system of a cruise or a boat can be altered to get them […]
Cyber Attacks could easily sink Cruise Ships says Government of UK
The Government of UK has made it official that Cruise Ships can be cyber attacked by hackers and can be made to sink, causing untold loss to lives on-board. This dire warning comes from the “Cyber Security for Ships” code of practice, written by the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Distributed by Whitehall on […]
Radio communication is back on ships due to Cyber Threats
Since Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and other similar devices that rely on satellite signals are being hacked and jammed by hackers, ship operators around the world have instructed their staff to go back to radio technology for communication. Thus, we can come to a conclusion that Cyber threats are making ship operators dump satellite communication […]
