UN International Maritime Organization hit by a cyberattack in London, UK

Year

2020

Month

September

Reference number

20200903

Impact area

Shore

Incident location

London

Incident country

UK

Victim country

UK

Victim identity

United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO)

Victim Type

International Maritime Organisation

Method

Summary:

In September 2020, the London (England) based United Nations International Maritime Organization (UN IMO) experienced a cyberattack on their IT Systems. Verry little information is known about the incident, only that the website and the intranet of UN IMO was down for a 48 hour period.

Reference URL

https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/109154/hacking/international-maritime-organization-imo-cyberattack.html

https://insurancemarinenews.com/insurance-marine-news/cyber-attack-on-imo-confirmed/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/un-maritime-agency-says-it-was-hacked/
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL8N2GS38E