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Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:38:44 -0800
Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day, 12 Dec 2018
https://www.zdnet.com/article/ships-infected-with-ransomware-usb-malware-worms/
Ships infected with ransomware, USB malware, worms
Ships are the victims of cyber-security incidents more often than people
think. Industry groups publish cyber-security guidelines to address issues.
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For example, the guidelines include the case of a mysterious virus infection of the Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) that ships use for sailing.
A new-build dry bulk ship was delayed from sailing for several days because its ECDIS was infected by a virus. The ship was designed for paperless navigation and was not carrying paper charts.
[No backup!]
Ships were also impacted by ransomware, sometimes directly, while in other incidents the ransomware hit backend systems and servers used by ships already in their voyage at sea.
For example, in an incident detailed in the report, a shipowner reported not one, but two ransomware infections, both occurring due to partners, and not necessarily because of the ship's crew.
[And there are other examples given.]