US Coast Guard boarded a Texas-bound oil tanker to investigate a cyberattack, Bloomberg News reports
Officials said the crew cooperated as investigators found no reports of operational disruptions, vessel instability, physical danger or environmental impacts.
- On Aug 21, the Coast Guard and FBI boarded a Texas-bound commercial tanker after determining the ship's network was compromised by a foreign actor while crossing the Atlantic.
- Iranian state media reported that the vessel, identified in reports as the Prosperity, lost communications for 30 hours near the Strait of Gibraltar following a suspected cyberattack.
- The Prosperity, a 333-meter Liberian-flagged carrier capable of carrying roughly 2.3 million barrels of oil, uses interconnected operational technology to control propulsion and navigation systems.
- "Currently, there are no reports of operational disruptions, vessel instability, physical danger to crews, or environmental impacts," the Coast Guard said Tuesday regarding the investigation.
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FBI and Coast Guard boarded US-bound oil tankers after signs the ships were hit with cyberattacks – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and U.S. Coast Guard boarded two oil tankers bound for the United States to investigate after indications the ships’ networks had been compromised by cyberattacks, officials said Wednesday. Investigators on Aug. 21 and Aug. 24 responded to reported network breaches of two foreign-flagged commercial oil tankers, and a multiagency team...
A Possible Cyberattack in the Strait of Gibraltar Ends with the FBI Boarding an Oil Tanker in the US
The ship lost communications for more than 30 hours, according to ABC, but Washington has not officially confirmed this.
CyberScoopcybernoz.comCoast Guard, FBI board US-bound foreign ships in order to probe for cyberattacks
The U.S. Coast Guard and FBI boarded two foreign tankers in the Gulf of Mexico to investigate cyberattacks that compromised the vessels' operational and IT networks.
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FBI and Coast Guard boarded US-bound oil tankers after signs the ships were hit with cyberattacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and U.S. Coast Guard boarded two oil tankers bound for the United States to investigate after indications the ships' networks had been compromised by cyberattacks, officials said Wednesday.
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