Maersk confirms legacy system breach as WhiteArmor seeks $5 million

First reported by BleepingComputer at · Updated · 5 sources

The shipping company said an attacker accessed and extracted data from a local legacy system inherited through an earlier acquisition. WhiteArmor claims it stole 100GB of data, according to Security Affairs, though the reports give differing figures for the amount the group says it took.

  • Maersk is a Danish shipping and logistics company.

Covered by 5 publishers within 18 hours of the first report.

Reporting5

BleepingComputer Maersk confirms data breach as WhiteArmor ransomware demands $5 million · Bill Toulas
Security Affairs WhiteArmor Demands $5 Million from Maersk, Claims Theft of 100GB of Data · Pierluigi Paganini
Neowin Shipping company Maersk suffers data breach, ransomware gang demands $5 million · Justin Luna
SecurityWeek Maersk Confirms Data Theft Amid $5 Million Extortion Attempt · Eduard Kovacs
Cyber Security News Hackers Breach Global Shipping Giant Maersk and Claim Theft of 100GB of Logistics Data · Abinaya

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