The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is warning customers that a vendor it uses to verify personal and commercial vehicle registration addresses was targeted by a ransomware attack in early February.
The DMV issued a statement on Wednesday cautioning customers about the data breach involving a Seattle-based contractor, Automatic Funds Transfer Services (AFTS), it has used since 2019 to cross-reference addresses with the U.S. Postal Service’s national database for vehicle renewal...
When talking to Forward Air’s (NASDAQ: FWRD) Jay Tomasello, the company’s chief information officer, about the cyberattack that hit the company just before Christmas, the main thing that comes through is a sense of satisfaction that the company handled it extremely well.
It’s as if Forward Air considers what occurred a success story. And therein lies a lesson.
“You’re starting to see a shift in thinking in the industry and among C-suite executives that the stigma that used to be attached to a...
Ένα νέο ερευνητικό κέντρο που δημιουργήθηκε στο Πολυτεχνείο του Μόντρεαλ θα στοχεύει στην προστασία των πλοίων από επιθέσεις στον κυβερνοχώρο. Το Κέντρο Αριστείας για την Ασφάλεια στον Κυβερνοχώρο του Καναδά θα συνδυάσει την τεχνογνωσία μιας start-up εταιρείας, της Neptune Cyber, και του καναδικού ναυπηγείου Davie.
Το πενταετές ερευνητικό έργο θα επικεντρωθεί στην ασφάλεια στον κυβερνοχώρο για κρίσιμες θαλάσσιες υποδομές. Σημαντικές μηχανές και εξαρτήματα του σύγχρονου πλοίου,...
Forward Air has put specific numbers on the financial blow it took in the fourth quarter from the cyberbattack that hit its operations in mid-December.
In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) said its net income per diluted share from continuing operations will be 53 cents to 55 cents in the fourth quarter. Its earlier estimate on EPS for the quarter was 71 cents to 75 cents.
Net income in the quarter last year was 85 cents per share.
Forward Air in...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/forward-air-takes-financial-hit-from-cyberattack
DSC Logistics, a third-party logistics provider and supply chain management firm near Chicago, was targeted in a ransomware attack, the company told FreightWaves.
DSC, which is owned by South Korean supply chain management conglomerate CJ Logistics, disclosed the cyberattack after a ransomware gang threatened to expose stolen data on a leak site. The firm specializes in consumer packaged goods and food logistics and helps large corporations manage internal supply chains.
“Fortunately, as a...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/ransomware-attack-targets-major-us-logistics-firm-dsc
The ransomware attack on Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) in December served as an unusually visible reminder of what hackers can do to a trucking and logistics company. They can disrupt the movement of freight, undermine the confidence of customers and cost companies a lot of money.
As CEO Tom Schmitt told FreightWaves’ John Kingston recently, the company had been preparing for a catastrophic ransomware attack. Weeks earlier, the firm had staged “comprehensive roleplay” for such an event....
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cybersecurity-your-freight-depends-on-it
UPS (NYSE: UPS) and Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) said they are looking into whether employee health data was compromised after hackers posted medical records of truck drivers and rail workers to a leak site following an apparent ransomware attack and data breach at a Virginia-based occupational healthcare provider.
It was not immediately clear how many UPS and Norfolk Southern personnel were affected by the leak of over 3,000 files from occupational health provider Taylor Made Diagnostics on...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/hackers-leak-trucker-rail-worker-medical-records
Dryad and cyber partners RedSkyAlliance monitor attempted attacks within the maritime sector, reports Safety4sea.
They examine how email is used to deceive the recipient and potentially expose the target organizations. The following update regards the first week of January 2021.
Users enticed using a common lureIt is reminded that email subject line Motor Vessel (MV) or Motor Tanker (MT) keyword usage is a common lure to entice users in the maritime industry to open emails containing malicious...
https://mfame.guru/shipping-sector-succumbs-to-cyber-threats-with-malicious-e-mails/
Colorado-based short line rail operator and logistics provider OmniTRAX was hit by a recent ransomware attack and data theft that targeted its corporate parent, Broe Group.
OmniTRAX confirmed to FreightWaves that the cyberattack had occurred after the Conti ransomware gang posted stolen data from a leak site. The company, however, provided no details about the incident and whether it impacted any operations.
“We are fully aware of the situation, but company policy requires we do not comment on...
https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/ransomware-attack-hits-short-line-rail-operator-omnitrax
