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Hacker threat to marine logistics, warns IMB

22nd August 2014 - 13:27 GMT | by Philip Rood in UK

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The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has warned that shipping and the logistics supply chain is becoming the ‘next playground for hackers’ as criminals target valuable cargoes moving to and from ports.

The threat of cyber-attacks on the maritime sector has intensified over the past few months, with cyber security experts warning of the dangers posed by criminals targeting carriers, ports, terminals and other transport operators.

Intelligence gathered from hacking into the corporate accounts of logistics companies and their individual personnel is being used to extract information such as release codes for containers from terminal facilities or passwords to

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