MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2023 |
MonthJune |
Reference number20230604 |
Impact areaOffshore |
Incident locationAustralia |
Incident countryAustralia |
Victim countryAustralia |
Victim identityAME Offshore Solutions |
Victim TypeOffshore drilling solutions provider |
MethodRansomware |
In June 2023, the company AME Offshore Solutions in Australia was targeted by the LockBit 3.0 ransomware gang. The attack was first reported on June 29, 2023, when LockBit 3.0 posted AME to its data leak site, threatening to leak all stolen data if the organization failed to pay an undisclosed ransom by July 29th. The ransomware group has already published all exfiltrated data, suggesting that AME refused to cooperate. LockBit has been active since 2019 and is known for its fast encryption speed and multiple extortion techniques, including data exfiltration.
