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‘Whaling’ attacks are on the rise

Several hackers are pretending to be high-level executives in the shipping industry to launch 'whaling attacks'. These attacks aim to steal credentials or even compromise the system. These hackers are targeting various types of employees with social-engineering. Whaling attacks are not new, but they grow, with the FBI noting that these attacks resulted in losses of more than $12.5 billion during 2018. 

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How to prevent cyber attacks from happening

Gard Club in collaboration with DNV GL explain what are the possible cyber threats and how we can mitigate them or prevent them. Cyber threats are dynamic and can quickly change, for this reason seafarers must be very careful, in order not to put their personal or the ship's information at risk.  Namely, the easiest way for cyber criminals to attack is through negligent or poorly trained individuals.

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