Coast Guard, FBI Boarded Texas-Bound Commercial Oil Tanker to Investigate Cyberattack
- 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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The United States is investigating cyber attacks on tankers en route to the coast of the country, the WSJ claims
The United States is investigating cyber attacks on tankers en route to the coast of the country, the WSJ claims.In August, the U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI searched both vessels in the Gulf of Mexico after reports of a cyberattack on their navigation...
In the US, the military and FBI climbed on an oil tanker after a foreign cyber attack was suspected, the Coast Guard and the FBI tested the VL Prosperity after a suspected foreign cyberattack. No casualties and malfunctions fixed.
U.S. Probes Cyberattacks On Energy Tankers
“At least two foreign tankers bound for American shores were targeted in cyberattacks now under U.S. government investigation, fueling concerns that Iran or other adversaries are seeking to widen the Middle East conflict,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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