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French container line CMA CGM has been hit by another cyber-attack

Exploit: Ransomware

CMA CGM: Maritime Freight Carrier

cybersecurity news represented by agauge showing severe risk

Risk to Business: 2.819 = Moderate

French container shipping giant CMA CGM has been hit by another cyber-attack. The company was breached about a year ago as well. A spate of attacks against maritime shipping companies has led to breaches at all four of the major players – Maersk, MSC, Cosco, and CMA CGM – in the last 12 months. CMA CGM said its IT teams have immediately developed and installed security patches.

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Individual Risk: 2.878 = Moderate

The company revealed that customer data had been stolen in this attack including regular customers’ first and last names, employer, position, email addresses, and phone numbers.

Customers Impacted: Unknown

How it Could Affect Your Customers’ Business By land, sea, or air, shipping companies have been favored targets of cybercriminals since the start of the pandemic.

Source: splash247