THE shipping industry is experiencing a sharp increase in cyber attacks as geopolitical disputes lead state-linked hackers to target trade flows, reports London's Financial Times.
Shipowners, ports, and other maritime entities encountered at least 64 cyber incidents in 2023, according to researchers at the Netherlands' NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences.
In comparison, there were only three incidents a decade earlier and none in 2003.
Data from the university, which trains mariners, indicates that over 80 per cent of identified incidents since 2001, where the attacker is known, originated from Russia, China, North Korea or Iran.
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Shipowners, ports, and other maritime entities encountered at least 64 cyber incidents in 2023, according to researchers at the Netherlands' NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences.
In comparison, there were only three incidents a decade earlier and none in 2003.
Data from the university, which trains mariners, indicates that over 80 per cent of identified incidents since 2001, where the attacker is known, originated from Russia, China, North Korea or Iran.
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