MCAD Maritime Cyber Attack Database
Year2024 |
MonthMarch |
Reference number20240304 |
Impact areaShore |
Incident locationLivorno |
Incident countryItaly |
Victim countryItaly |
Victim identityADSP Mar Tirreno Settentrionale |
Victim TypePort Authority |
MethodRansomware |
The Medusa ransomware group attacked ADSP Mar Tirreno Settentrionale, the port authority for Northern Tyrrhenian Sea in Italy, in March 2024. They leaked sensitive data such as internal documents and financial records. Medusa, known for its use of malicious email attachments and torrents to infiltrate systems, continued its campaign of targeting public sector organizations, demanding substantial ransoms for the safe return of stolen data.
