Shipping company Wightlink hit by cyberattack in Portsmouth, UK

Summary:

In February 2022, UK ferry operator Wightlink was hit by a cyber-attack. The ferry operator, based in Portsmouth UK, had its back-office IT Systems compromised because of hackers. As result, a small number of information files may have been compromised. As soon as Wightlink discovered the incident, the company engaged third party cybersecurity experts the investigate and asses the incident.

Reference URL

https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/uk-ferry-operator-wightlink-flags-potential-data-breach-after-highly-sophisticated-cyber-attack
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-60705576
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/people/wightlink-suffers-cyber-attack-with-customers-information-targeted-3607532
https://www.islandecho.co.uk/wightlink-suffers-sophisticated-cyber-attack-exposing-customers-details/