Maritime Computer Emergency Response Team ADMIRAL dataset ADMIRAL dataset

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Index Number:
Title:
2022_075
A port actor working in LPG is hit by a ransomware attack.
Day Month Year Country Activity Incident Type
18 September 2022 Philippines Port Virus/Ransomware

Summary

A port actor working in the Liquefied petroleum gas industry is victim of a ransomware attack.

Victim

South Pacific Inc

Claimed/Reported Threat Actor

BlackByte

Origin

Cybercrime

Main impact

Integrity

References

N/A

Recommendations to Port to reduce Virus/Ransomware risks:

  • Map, understand, patch and secure your exposed assets on the Internet.
  • Implement email filtering systems to detect and block phishing emails.
  • Train your organisation, personnel regularly against these threats.
  • Install efficient Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tools.
  • Work with your CSIRT organization to better understand the Tactics, Techniques and Procedures used by threat actors.
  • Monitor your IT and OT systems to quickly detect potential pre-ransomware activity.
  • Implement an efficient offline backup policy.
  • Encrypt all sensitive data to avoid further data leaks.
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