Maritime Computer Emergency Response Team (M-CERT)

Most impacted maritime activities - Norway

Offshore: 5 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (33.3%)
Shipowner: 3 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (20.0%)
Ship: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)
Shipyard: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)
Classification company: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)
Fishing: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)
Organisation: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)
IT Services: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)
Transport: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)

Incident types - Norway

Virus/Ransomware: 9 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (60.0%)

Intrusion: 2 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (13.3%)

Denial of Service: 2 maritime cybersecurity incidents publicly disclosed (13.3%)

Remote Access: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)

GPS/AIS jamming/spoofing: 1 maritime cybersecurity incident publicly disclosed (6.7%)

Date	Type	Victim	Incident summary
22/08/2023	Denial of Service	Shipowner	The website of a passenger transport company is victim of a denial of service attack cl [...]
15/02/2023	Virus/Ransomware	Offshore	An offshore engineering company is hit by a ransomware attack.
19/10/2023	Denial of Service	Transport	The website of a Norwegian passenger transport company is the victim of a denial of ser [...]
07/01/2023	Virus/Ransomware	IT Services	A fleet management software is shut down to respond to a ransomware attack.
07/07/2021	Virus/Ransomware	Organisation	An organisation working for the maritime and MRE sector is hit by a cyber attack. Data [...]
28/12/2021	Virus/Ransomware	Offshore	A company working in offshore oil&gas would have been hit by a ransomware attack.
10/01/2021	Virus/Ransomware	Fishing	A ransomware hits a fish farm company.
05/08/2020	Virus/Ransomware	Offshore	A company working in the offshore domain in targeted by a ransomware attack.
15/08/2020	Intrusion	Classification company	Possible espionage case.
09/06/2020	Virus/Ransomware	Shipyard	Shipyard hit by a ransomware attack altering its operational capacities. Partial unempl [...]
02/06/2020	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	A ship and crew management and marine services providing company is hit by a ransomware [...]
14/12/2020	Virus/Ransomware	Shipowner	Cruising company hit by a ransomware attack making some IT systems unavailable for days [...]
XX/XX/2019	GPS/AIS jamming/spoofing	Ship	Multiple GNSS spoofing operations over 2018 and 2019.
01/07/2017	Remote Access	Offshore	Offshore company hit by cyberattack (remote access).
XX/XX/2015	Intrusion	Offshore	Over 50 intrusion on the offshore petrol and gaz sector.

Date

Type

Victim

Incident summary

22/08/2023

Denial of Service

Shipowner

The website of a passenger transport company is victim of a denial of service attack cl [...]

15/02/2023

Virus/Ransomware

Offshore

An offshore engineering company is hit by a ransomware attack.