MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2023 |
MonthOctober |
Reference number20231020 |
Impact areaShore |
Incident locationHelsinki, Finland |
Incident countryFinland |
Victim countryFinland |
Victim identityViking Line (among multiple affected European ferry operators) |
Victim TypeMaritime passenger transport company |
MethodDDoS |
On October 2023, Viking Line and several other European ferry operators were hit by a coordinated DDOS cyberattack that disrupted booking and customer service systems. The attack targeted shore-based IT infrastructure used for passenger operations. No attribution or technical details were publicly disclosed.
