Year2022 |
Month |
Reference number20220023 |
Impact areaShore |
Incident locationSouth Korea |
Incident countrySouth Korea |
Victim countrySouth Korea |
Victim identityHyundai Samho Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. |
Victim TypeShipbuilding |
MethodRansomware |
Attacker countryRussia |
Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, a major South Korean shipbuilding company, faced a ransomware attack from Hive in 2022. Hive, a group with suspected Russian origins, disrupted the company’s shipbuilding operations, which have global implications in maritime construction and trade. The attack highlighted how ransomware can impact large industrial manufacturers, potentially delaying projects and leading to considerable financial damage.