Hapag-Lloyd in Hamburg hit by spear-phishing attack using phishing website

Summary:

In March of 2022, the Hamburg (Germany) based Hapag-Lloyd head office, was hit by a spear-phishing attack. The IT security team found a copy of its website, which was being used by criminals. The criminals used hyperlinks, send to the users by email, to redirect users to the fake site. Once the users did a log in, the criminals became able to steal the users personal data. After finding out about the incident, the company warned users for incoming emails, and recommended to access the website by manually entering it, not with the usage of a link.

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https://splash247.com/hapag-lloyd-flags-spear-phishing-attack/
https://smartmaritimenetwork.com/2022/03/08/hapag-lloyd-confirms-suspected-spear-phishing-cyber-attack/
https://theloadstar.com/hapag-lloyd-hit-with-spear-phishing-attack-as-fake-website-gathers-data/
https://www.hapag-lloyd.com/de/services-information/news/2022/03/mar07-cyber-threat-phishing-attack.html
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/hapag-lloyd-faces-cyberthreat-after-criminals-create-fake-website