Cyberattacks on Two Oil Tankers Prompt Coast Guard, FBI to Board Vessels

By Eduard Kovacs

AI Summary

The US Coast Guard and FBI physically boarded two oil tankers — including the supertanker VL Prosperity — after evidence of network compromise by foreign cyber actors, marking a rare kinetic response to maritime cyber incidents. The Coast Guard confirmed malicious cyber activity on the VL Prosperity but has not formally attributed the attack, while the vessels were US-bound through the Gulf of Mexico.

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