Diana Shipping hit by a ransomware attack in Greece

Year

2020

Month

September

Reference number

20200906

Impact area

Shore

Incident location

Athens

Incident country

Greece

Victim country

Greece

Victim identity

Diana Shipping

Victim Type

Shipping Company

Method

Ransomware

Attacker country

Russia

Summary:

In September 2020, the Greece based Diana Shipping Company experienced a ransomware attack on their network. The egregor hack group breaches the data and then proceeds to encrypt it. With their campaign being financial gain, the groups sets the ultimatum of either publishing all stolen data or receiving a ransom from the company.

Reference URL

https://www.cybersecurity-insiders.com/egregor-ransomware-locks-down-retail-giant-billing-machines/
https://hacknotice.com/2020/09/25/diana-shipping-and-affiliate-companies/
https://www.transnav.eu/files/A%20Retrospective%20Analysis%20of%20Maritime%20Cyber%20Security%20Incidents,1144.pdf
https://kryptera.se/assets/uploads/2020/10/Ransomware-lista.pdf