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FBI, Coast Guard boarded hacked oil tankers heading towards US coast

Cybersecurity teams with the U.S. Coast Guard and the FBI boarded two U.S.-bound oil tankers last month after hackers reportedly compromised at least one of the ship’s networks and took control of its navigation, propulsion, and cargo systems.

According to a joint statement shared with TechCrunch, the agencies boarded the vessels in the Gulf of Mexico between August 21 and August 24 to “ensure integrity of the vessel’s operational and information technology systems following indications that the networks of both vessels were compromised.”

The Coast Guard released several photos of its staffers and FBI agents climbing aboard one of the vessels, which were shared with CBS News. The statement said that the captain, crew, and the on-shore staff of the vessel’s owner cooperated with the agencies.

The incident is an example of how shipping vessels, oil tankers, and the broader global logistics network can be targeted by hackers. Tankers...

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Manus seeks $4B valuation in new $500M fundraise as it resumes independent ops

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A new chapter for MIT Reads

As it marks its 10-year anniversary, MIT Reads is being reimagined for the age of artificial intelligence. Recognizing the need to foster social connection and a sense of our shared humanity, the popular MIT Libraries’ program will turn its focus to fiction and memoir, and to the particular power of

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