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Phishing Attacks against Commercial Vessels on the Rise, Alerts US Coast Guard

The US Coast Guard has released best practices for commercial vessels to strengthen their cybersecurity posture. A similar alert had been issued in May when cybercriminals resorted to phishing to steal sensitive information about the ships and their itineraries. The Coast Guard issued the alert following a preliminary investigation of an attack in February when Coast Guard investigators were called to examine reports of a cybersecurity incident aboard an international deep draft vessel bound for the Port of New York and New Jersey There was no major damage.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/phishing-attacks-against-commercial-vessels-on-the-rise-alerts-us-coast-guard/

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