Philippine maritime authority halts seafarer document issuance after ransomware
The Maritime Industry Authority of the Philippines' system for issuing seafarer identity cards and seafarer's record books was disrupted by a ransomware attack, halting document processing nationwide. The databases and servers were rebuilt, and the extent of data access and theft was under investigation.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Nationwide halt in processing documents for seafarer identity cards and seafarer's record books
- Cause / method
- Ransomware attack
- Location
- Philippines
Timeline
- With seafarer document issuance halted by ransomware, the databases and servers were rebuilt and the extent of data access and theft was under investigation.
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