MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2018 |
MonthJanuary |
Reference number20180101 |
Impact areaShore |
Incident locationLongview WA |
Incident countryUSA |
Victim countryUSA |
Victim identityPort of Longview |
Victim TypePort |
MethodHacking |
Attacker countryKazakhstan |
In January 2018, the port of Longview, WA, USA, got hit by a hacking attack. In this attack a Kazakh hacker named Andrey Turchin (a.k.a. 'fxmsp') hacked two administrator accounts. The attack may have affected hundreds of past and current employees and dozens of vendors. The attack led to an estimated cost of $60.000. The attack had the potential to affect 370 past and current employees and 47 vendors. The attack may also have affected 22 longshoremen. Investigators traced the attack to internet service provider addresses in Russia, Liberia and Kazakhstan. Turchin faces five criminal counts, including conspiracy to commit computer hacking, computer fraud and abuse, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and access device fraud. The most serious charge, conspiracy to commit wire fraud, carries a sentence of up to 20 years.
