Experts express concerns over hackers commandeering ship controls, including automated steering and propulsion systems, despite some efforts to rectify issues
In February 2019, a large container ship sailing for New York identified a cyber intrusion on board that startled the US Coast Guard. Tweets: @zschneeweiss , @jimpethokoukis , and @joshuasteinman Tweets: Zoe Schneeweiss / @zschneeweiss : A new threat to global trade is emerging: Cyber piracy that's able to penetrate a ship's onboard technology https://www.bloomberg.com/... via @b_muzz https://twitter.com/... James Pethokoukis / @jimpethokoukis : Great Bbergian hed | Cyber Pirates Prowling Ship Controls Threaten Another Big Shock https://www.bloomberg.com/... Joshua Steinman / @joshuasteinman : Wow if only there had been a group of “RADICALLY INSUBORDINATE” [Cabinet member, name redacted] NSC staffers pleading with the entirety of the military industrial complex to engage with this problem for four years. If only. https://www.bloomberg.com/...