Coast Guard, FBI Boarded Texas-Bound Commercial Oil Tanker to Investigate Cyberattack
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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.
At least two foreign tankers carrying oil and LNG to the US have been targeted by a cyberattack. FBI and Coast Guard teams boarded the ships in the Gulf of Mexico to examine their systems, raising concerns about a new security risk in energy transportation.
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