Tag: ICC-CCS

A striking issue that arose from COVID-19 is cyber attacks; It has been reported that scammers are taking advantage of the fear and doubt created by the pandemic, attacking to those who are looking for protection. Therefore, ICC's Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team provided some tips to boost people's cyber resilience.

Four pirates in a speed boat, armed with guns, chased and boarded a bulk carrier which was underway. The incident happened on April 7, around 41nm South Southeast of Brass, Nigeria. The pirates fired upon and damaged the ship’s equipment and accommodation and before escaping, they stole ship’s cash and properties.

The need for a common worldwide information sharing framework In the shadow of alarming global statistics showing a continual increase in the number of piracy and armed robbery attacks against merchant ships, an international gathering of key maritime stakeholders discussed the major risks in a changing threat environment.These discussions took place at the IMB International Meeting on Global Piracy, Armed Robbery and Maritime Security on 14 and 15 September in Kuala Lumpur, where more than 200 delegates from 30 countries assembled. Reflecting the cooperation between civil and governmental entities, the meeting was organised by the ICC International Maritime Bureau was co-hosted by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, Interpol and the Royal Malaysian Police.The keynote speech delivered by the Malaysian Deputy Home Minister commented on the resurgence of piracy and armed robbery in South East Asia, stressing the importance of maritime domain to Malaysia and the need for cooperation with neighbours in the region in order to apprehend the kingpins behind the piracy activity.The Inspector General of the Royal Malaysian Police gave a review of the issues in respect of the collection of evidence and international conventions affecting the law enforcement perspective of piracy and armed robbery investigations further stated that ...

Information phishing has been identified as one of the main ploys used by fraudsters targeting the maritime industry.