Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering hit by a hacking attempt in South Korea

Summary:

In June 2021, South-Korea based Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering got hacked. With an unknown attack pattern, the hackers managed to hack into the computer systems. the hackers, who are reportedly from either North-Korea or China, did not manage to compromise any data. Reports tell that the hackers were looking for information related to South-Korea’s nuclear submarine program. This has been the second cyber-attack that DSME has suffered.

Reference URL

https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/south-korean-shipbuilder-dsme-confirms-new-possible-cyber-attack
https://www.hwi.institute/post/south-korean-shipbuilder-dsme-confirms-a-cyber-attack
https://safety4sea.com/south-korea-begins-investigation-on-possible-hack-of-dsme/
https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/dsme-admits-hacking-attempts-last-week/