US Ports are still vulnerable to cyber attacks that release dangerous chemicals, cybersecurity in the maritime industry is crucial for Homeland security. A Michigan congressman raised the issue in a hearing of the border and maritime security subcommittee of the House Homeland Security Committee. The congressman revealed that an unnamed foreign state-sponsored hackers are suspected of hacking multiple systems a commercial ship contracted by the U.S. Transportation Command. Drug traffickers recruited hackers to hack IT systems that controlled the movement and location of the containers.”]
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