Maersk data breach linked to legacy IT systems inherited through acquisition
Maersk confirmed that attackers gained unauthorised access to legacy IT systems inherited from a company it had previously acquired and extracted data. WhiteArmor claimed to have stolen about 100 GB and demanded $5 million. While investigating the incident, Maersk denied claims that plaintext passwords had been stolen and said the codes obtained by the attackers were expired one-time codes.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Maersk
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Data breach confirmed; attackers claim about 100 GB stolen
- Cause / method
- Unauthorised access to legacy IT systems inherited from an acquired company
- Location
- Denmark
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Timeline
- Maersk confirmed a breach of legacy IT systems and data extraction, and launched an investigation.
- WhiteArmor claimed to have stolen about 100 GB and demanded $5 million, while Maersk denied claims of plaintext password theft and said the codes obtained were expired one-time codes.
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