Europe-bound LNG carrier diverted over suspected cyber-attack
An LNG carrier bound for Europe from Cameron, Louisiana, changed course amid a suspected cyber-attack. The crew reported the suspected attack and the ship's onboard systems suffered disruption. The carrier turned back without delivering its cargo.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Onboard system disruption and undelivered LNG cargo
- Cause / method
- Suspected cyber-attack
- Location
- Other countries
Timeline
- It came to light that a carrier bound for Europe with US LNG turned back after the crew reported a suspected cyber-attack.
- Onboard system disruption and a change of course due to the suspected cyber-attack came to light.
- It came to light that the carrier, which had loaded LNG at Cameron, changed course without delivering its cargo.
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