Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) hit by a malware attack in Geneva, Switzerland

Summary:

In April 2020, The Geneva (Switzerland) based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) experienced a malware attack on their servers. The malware-based attack was confined to a limited number of physical computer systems in the headquarters in Geneva only. The malware attack was based on an engineered targeted vulnerability. The attack caused a data centre outage. This resulted in the company’s digital booking tool to be offline. Also the company’s website was down. The effects lasted for about five days, denying customers access to said systems. With MSC not being the first shipping giant to get attacked, it is possible to see a growth in attacks on shipping giants overall.

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