US Marine Shipyard Confirms #Cybersecurity Incident Is Under Investigation
A cyberattack disrupted computer systems at the commercial and defense shipyard Fincantieri Marine Group last week.
The company on Thursday owned up to the incident in a statement to the Green Bay Press-Gazette, yet they did not feed details about the type of attack that ensued.
Nevertheless, the statement inferred that the group’s email server and other network operations remain offline and it is toiling with federal agencies and partners to investigate the incident.
Prompt Decisive Precaution and Aid Call
The incident last week was causing a fleeting disruption to specific computer systems on its network. The firm’s network security officials had instantly singled out the systems and swiftly reported the incident to relevant agencies and partners.
The statement states Fincantieri brought in more aid to investigate the occurrence and restore full functionality to the impacted systems as quickly as possible.
Furthermore, Fincantieri Marine Group said restoration and construction operations at its shipyards continue. The company summed up it has no evidence the occurrence compromised any employees’ data.
Fincantieri Marine Group is part of Trieste, Italy-based Fincantieri SpA, however, the cyberattack incident only affected the U.S.-based Marine Group locations and systems.
Notably, Fincantieri Marine Group makes up of shipyards in Marinette, Sturgeon Bay, and Green Bay that has a combined employee of about 2,300 people.
The firm’s Wisconsin workforce builds commercial freighters in Sturgeon Bay and the littoral combat ship and the Constellation-class guided missile frigate for the U.S. Navy in Marinette.
What’s a cyberattack?
The National Institute of Standards and Technology defines cyberattack as a digital attack that targets an institution with the aim to disrupt, cripple, destroy, steal data, or control the operating systems and networks
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center in 2022 rile 800,944 complaints, down 5% from 2021, but high possible losses from these complaints rose from $6.9 billion in 2021 to $10.2 billion in 2022.
Many of this complaint include intellectual property rights matters, hacking, economic spying, online money laundering, and identity theft.
