MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2025 |
MonthJune |
Reference number20250602 |
Impact areaVessel |
Incident locationKhor Al Zubair |
Incident countryIraq |
Victim countryIraq |
Victim identitySMS Bros |
Victim TypeVessel |
MethodAIS Spoofing |
Attacker countryIndia |
In June 2, 2025 it was reported that U.S. prosecutors are investigating India’s Adani Group for alleged violations of Iran sanctions, specifically regarding suspected imports of Iranian LPG through Mundra port. Several LPG tankers linked to Adani exhibited movement patterns consistent with AIS‑spoofing, broadcasting false positional data to disguise their true whereabouts. One tanker, the SMS Bros, falsely reported being docked in Iraq’s Khor al Zubair on April 3, 2024, but satellite imagery revealed it was actually loading in Iran. Similar discrepancies were found in multiple other vessels bound for Mundra . The Adani Group has formally denied any intentional sanctions evasion or AIS manipulation, calling the allegations “baseless and mischievous,” and asserts that all LPG imports complied with relevant sanctions frameworks.
