Maersk probes possible data theft from a legacy system
Original title: Shipping giant Maersk probes 'IT security incident,' data theft
The company says the issue is isolated to a system from a prior acquisition and does not expect operational impact.
A.P. Moller-Maersk said Wednesday it is investigating an IT security incident and potential data theft from a legacy local system tied to a previous acquisition. The affected system was secured. Maersk says findings so far strongly suggest no sensitive data was disclosed and that other systems, including customer and partner API and EDI connections, were not affected. Customers were told shipment platforms remain usable.
Unconfirmed: Maersk says findings so far strongly suggest no sensitive data was disclosed; the investigation is ongoing.
- Maersk said it does not expect the attack to affect operations.
- Customers were told to verify unexpected messages through usual Maersk contacts.
- The company said the incident is isolated to one local legacy system.
Impact: Potential theft of data from a legacy local system
- 1.Verify unexpected communications about the incident through usual Maersk contacts.
- Victims
- A.P. Moller-Maersk
- Countries
- Denmark
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2 min read at theregister.comSays it 'strongly' suspects attack limited to legacy system, and that nothing sensitive is at risk
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