DNV world’s largest ship classification society hit by Ransomware Attack Impacting over 1000 Ships

Summary:

In January 2023 Oslo-based DNV – one of the world’s largest maritime organizations – said it was hit with ransomware on the evening of January 7 and was forced to shut down the IT servers connected to their ShipManager system. “DNV is communicating daily with all 70 affected customers to update them on findings of the ongoing forensic investigations. In total around 1000 vessels are affected,” DNV said in a statement.

Reference URL

https://www.securityweek.com/ransomware-attack-dnv-ship-management-software-impacts-1000-vessels/

https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/19/ransomware_attack_cuts_1000_ships/
https://www.dnv.com/news/cyber-attack-on-shipmanager-servers-update-237931
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/18/dnv-norway-shipping-ransomware/