Hackers target world shipping as it becomes more digital

Over the last few years, the industry has become more digital, while new communication technologies, such as the Starlink satellite service, for example, have meant that ships have become more connected to the outside world. And therefore more hackable. The recent rapid rise in cyberattacks is because there are now simply more routes for hackers to use. In one incident last year, a US Navy chief was relieved of her duties after she had installed an unauthorised satellite dish on her combat ship, so that she and other officers could access the internet. Meanwhile, much of the official digitisation in the maritime industry has happened in a piecemeal way and involves technology that can rapidly go out of date. Digitisation has brought other risks, too, including GPS jamming and spoofing, as per a report.

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