MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2022 |
MonthSeptember |
Reference number20220934 |
Impact areaShore |
Incident locationFiji |
Incident countryFiji |
Victim countryFiji |
Victim identitySouth Pacific Inc. |
Victim TypeShipping Company |
MethodRansomware |
Attacker countryRussia |
South Pacific Inc., based in the United States, was hit by BlackByte ransomware in 2022. The attack disrupted the company's operations in the logistics sector, where BlackByte's rapid encryption capabilities caused significant downtime. The incident highlighted the impact ransomware can have on U.S. supply chains.
