News / DNV admits up to 1,000 vessels affected by ransomware attack

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In the wake of Saturday’s cyber-attack, DNV has told The Loadstar 70 companies and some 1,000 vessels could have been affected by what proved to be a ransomware incident.

The classification society, that ironically bought a digital security firm, Auvaro, in October, was however unable to clarify how many of the 1,000 or so ships using its ShipManager software have been affected.

DNV was also reticent to clarify how the ransomware programme had gained access to its systems, claiming it would jeopardise police investigations. ...