The United Nations International Maritime Organisation (IMO) went down after a sophisticated cyberattack impacting it's IMO website and services.
The United Nations International Maritime Organisation (IMO) went down after a sophisticated cyberattack impacting it's IMO website and services.
International Maritime Organisation
International Maritime Organisation is a specialised agency of the United Nations responsible for the safety and security of global shipping and the prevention of marine and atmospheric pollution by ships.
According to the agency, on September 30, the IMO website and other web-based services were down due to some technical issues. On October 2, it revealed that the real cause of the problem was a cyberattack.
The Secretariat shut down its key systems to prevent further damage from the attack.
“The email system, including other internal and external collaboration platforms, are working as normal. The platform used for virtual meeting with simultaneous interpretation has been unaffected and continued to function, ” reads the statement.
The Secretariat is operating with international security experts to identify the source of the attack and further enhance the security of its infrastructure to prevent a recurrence. IMO did not share any technical details about the attack.
“The IMO headquarters file servers are located in the UK, with extensive backup systems in Geneva. The backup and restore system is regularly tested. Following the attack, the Secretariat shut down key systems to prevent further damage from the attack, ” explained IMO.
Last week French maritime transport and logistics giant CMA CGM suffered a malware attack we're it's information systems were compromised.
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