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Maersk data breach traced to legacy IT systems inherited through acquisition

First reported · Last reported · 28 related reports

Maersk confirmed that attackers gained unauthorized 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 organization
Maersk
Incident type
Data breach
Occurred / detected
Not confirmed
Scale of damage
Data breach confirmed; attackers claim about 100 GB stolen
Cause / method
Unauthorized access to legacy IT systems inherited from an acquired company
Location
Denmark

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Timeline

  1. Maersk confirmed a breach of legacy IT systems and data extraction, and launched an investigation.
  2. 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.

28 related reports

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