FBI confirms two Texas-bound oil tankers hit by hackers who disabled coms and put the engines into overdrive — and Iran is possibly to blame

FBI confirms two Texas-bound oil tankers hit by hackers who disabled coms and put the engines into overdrive — and Iran is possibly to blame

The FBI had to board at least one of the vessels to investigate the incident.

FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast

The feds are said to be investigating the compromise of the tankers' networks, which in one case interfered with one of the tanker's navigation and propulsion systems.

Third tanker in a month hit by a suspected cyber incident, this time carrying US gas to Europe

An LNG tanker carrying American liquefied natural gas to Italy stopped short of its destination this month, after its crew found they could no longer reach some of the ship’s internal control systems. The crew reported it as a suspected cyberattack, but what it actually was has not been established. The Vivit Africa LNG was […] This story continues at The Next Web

FBI and Coast Guard board oil tankers hit by cyberattacks at sea

Investigators found malicious cyber activity aboard both foreign-flagged vessels, which were bound for Texas when they were boarded in August

Another Tanker Suffers Failure as Crew Suspect Cyber Attack

A liquefied natural gas tanker bringing fuel from the US to Europe suffered a systems failure that the crew reported as a suspected cyber attack, according to people familiar with the matter. In the latest of a number of potential cybersecurity incidents on tankers, the Vivit Africa LNG was sailing east in the Mediterranean and […]