Maritime Computer Emergency Response Team (M-CERT)

Incidents table - Year 2021

Date	Country	Incident type	Victim	Incident summary
28/12/2021	NO	Virus/Ransomware	Offshore	A company working in offshore oil&gas would have been hit by a ransomware attack.
25/12/2021	GB	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A logistics company is victime of a ransomware attack.
19/12/2021	ID	Virus/Ransomware	Offshore	A company working in offshore oil&gas is hit by a ransomware attack.
15/12/2021	DE	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A logistics company is targeted by a ransomware attack.
14/12/2021	JP	Virus/Ransomware	Manufacturer	A manufacturer of - amongst others - marine motors is hit by a ransomware attack.
09/12/2021	SG	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A liner services agency and logistics company is hit by a ransomware attack. Personal and commercial[...]
08/12/2021	MY	Virus/Ransomware	Port	A port is targeted by a ransomware attack. Personal and commercial data leak risk.
06/12/2021	HK	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A logistics company is hit by a ransomware attack.
30/11/2021	AR	Virus/Ransomware	Fluvial	A fluvial company is hit by a ransomware attack.
27/11/2021	FR	Virus/Ransomware	Insurer	An insuring company working for the maritime sector is hit by a cyber-attack.
25/11/2021	SG	Virus/Ransomware	Offshore	A company offering offshore services is hit by a ransomware cyberattack.
24/11/2021	AU	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A maritime freight company is victim of a ransomware attack.
20/11/2021	FR	Intrusion	Classification company	A classification company working for the maritime sector is hit by an undetailed intrusion which may[...]
19/11/2021	DK	Virus/Ransomware	MRE	A company specialized - amongst others - in maritime renewable energies (MRE) is targeted by a ranso[...]
01/11/2021	GR	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	Several shipowners are victims of an attack on a common communication system.
24/10/2021	KR	Virus/Ransomware	Shipyard	A shipyard is hit by a cyberattack.
21/10/2021	FR	Data leak	Shipowner	Personal data leak following website update.
12/10/2021	TH	Virus/Ransomware	Offshore	An exploration and petroleum production company is hit by a ransomware attack.
12/10/2021	QA	Virus/Ransomware	Offshore	An oil company is hit by a ransomware attack.
XX/09/2021	US	Intrusion	Port	An Internet-facing server is compromised but the consequences are limited.
19/09/2021	FR	Data leak	Shipowner	Commercial data leak.
15/09/2021	US	Intrusion	Port	Intelligence gathering equipment is discovered on a ship delivering port cranes.
21/08/2021	JP	Virus/Ransomware	Fishing	A fishing company is hit by a ransomware attack.
21/08/2021	DE	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A freight actor is targeted by a ransomware attack.
16/08/2021	SG	Virus/Ransomware	Insurer	An insurer is targeted by a ransomware attack.
11/08/2021	ES	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A bunkering company is hit by a ransomware attack.
11/08/2021	TR	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A multimodal logistics company is targeted by a ransomware attack.
09/08/2021	SG	Virus/Ransomware	Manufacturer	A manufacturer working on electricity equiment for ships and offshore is targeted by a ransomware at[...]
30/07/2021	PE	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A logistics company is victim of a ransomware cyber attack.
29/07/2021	XX	GPS/AIS jamming/spoofing	Ship	Two reports on maritime AIS spoofing on maritime conflict zones.
22/07/2021	ZA	Virus/Ransomware	Port	A port operating system is hit by a cyber attack.
13/07/2021	SY	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A maritime transport company is victim of a ransomware cyber attack. Data leak.
13/07/2021	ES	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A multimodal transport company is hit by a ransomware attack.
09/07/2021	PE	Virus/Ransomware	Fishing	A fishing company is hit by a ransomware attack. Data leak risk.
07/07/2021	NO	Virus/Ransomware	Organisation	An organisation working for the maritime and MRE sector is hit by a cyber attack. Data leak.
29/06/2021	CL	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A maritime customs clearance agency is victim of a ransomware attack.
29/06/2021	JP	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	A shipowner is hit by a viral attack on one of its overseas subsidiaries.
24/06/2021	IT	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A multimodal logistics actor is victim of a ransomware attack.
24/06/2021	GB	GPS/AIS jamming/spoofing	Defence	AIS spoofing on naval ships in the Black Sea.
21/06/2021	KR	Virus/Ransomware	Shipyard	A naval shipyard is hit by a cyberattack. Data leak.
17/06/2021	FR	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A multimodal logistics actor is victim of a ransomware attack.
15/06/2021	KR	Intrusion	Shipyard	The messaging system of a naval industry group is hit by an attack.
07/06/2021	US	Virus/Ransomware	Fluvial	A fluvial transport actor is concerned by a ransomware attack.
04/06/2021	US	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A multimodal freight actor is victim of a ransomware cyber attack.
03/06/2021	BR	Virus/Ransomware	Port	A port actor would be victim of a ransomware cyber attack.
02/06/2021	US	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	A ferry company is hit by a ransomware attack.
02/06/2021	FR	Virus/Ransomware	Industry	A company specialized in scuba diving is targeted by a ransomware attack.
01/06/2021	SG	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A logistic company is hit by a ransomware attack.
22/05/2021	PE	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A logistic actor is targeted by a ransomware attack.
21/05/2021	DE	Scam	Shipowner	Fake emails and invoices are manipulated by a third party. A total of 1.679 millions dollars is sent[...]
10/05/2021	NL	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A multimodal logistic actor is hit by a ransomware attack.
03/05/2021	RU	Spearphishing	Defence	A defence subcontractor is targeted by a spearphishing attack.
27/04/2021	FR	Virus/Ransomware	Organisation	A fluvial organisation is hit by a ransomware cyber attack.
08/04/2021	FR	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	A shipowner is hit by a ransomware attack.
07/04/2021	AE	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	A shipowner is targeted by a ransomware attack.
07/04/2021	US	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A multimodal logistic actor is victime of a ransomware attack.
01/04/2021	GB	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	A ferry company is hit by a ransomware attack
01/04/2021	FR	Scam	Offshore	A company working in the gas sector is hit by a cyber attack.
26/03/2021	BE	GPS/AIS jamming/spoofing	Ship	Several ships sailing on a fluvial river are victims of a GPS jammer aiming at protecting a yacht fr[...]
19/03/2021	US	Data leak	Shipowner	A cruising company is hit by a data leak.
18/03/2021	JP	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	A shipowner is hit by a viral attack.
06/03/2021	CN	Intrusion	Shipowner	Shipping company mail system hit by an attack.
23/02/2021	AU	Data leak	Organisation	A transportation authority is hit by a supply chain data leak. 47 email accounts were compromised an[...]
18/02/2021	MM	Intrusion	Port	Port Authority hit by a cyberattack.
18/02/2021	FR	Virus/Ransomware	Shipyard	A yacht building company is hit on several sites. Cost estimated at 45 M€.
15/02/2021	US	Virus/Ransomware	Classification company	A classification company is victim of a ransomware attack.
07/02/2021	IN	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A logistics company working - amongst others - for the maritime sector is hit by a ransomware attack[...]
04/02/2021	SE	GPS/AIS jamming/spoofing	Ship	Several ships are targeted by an AIS spoofing attempt.
29/01/2021	US	Data leak	Port	A port authority is hit by a cyber attack.
21/01/2021	AU	Virus/Ransomware	Logistics	A multimodal logistic company is hit by a ransomware attack.
10/01/2021	NO	Virus/Ransomware	Fishing	A ransomware hits a fish farm company.
01/01/2021	KH	Intrusion	Port	A Port Authority is targeted by an APT actor.
01/01/2021	PH	Intrusion	Defence	A Navy is targeted by an APT actor.

Date

Country

Incident type

Victim

Incident summary

28/12/2021

Virus/Ransomware

Offshore

A company working in offshore oil&gas would have been hit by a ransomware attack.

25/12/2021

Virus/Ransomware

Logistics