Year2023 |
MonthMay |
Reference number20230503 |
Impact areaShore, Offshore |
Incident location |
Incident countryLithuania |
Victim countryLithuania |
Victim identityFreught and Baltic Shipping |
Victim TypeTransport company, Logistics |
MethodDDoS |
Attacker countryRussia |
In May 2023, a massive-scale set of DDoS attacks on NATO country maritime industries has been conducted by Russian hacktivist group NoName. A large amount of these attacks were directed towards the Baltic country of Lithuania. Multiple logistics sectors were attacked, including maritime transportation and logistics. Two companies of Freught and Baltic Shipping had their websites rendered temporarely out of action