Maersk Confirms Data Theft Amid $5 Million Extortion Attempt

Shipping giant Maersk has confirmed that hackers extracted data from one of its IT systems, while an extortion group claims to have stolen sensitive information and is demanding $5 million.

In a November 11 statement, the Danish company said the affected system was inherited through an earlier acquisition. Maersk has not identified the acquired business.

The company said its cybersecurity team discovered the intrusion and launched an investigation, with action being taken to secure the affected system.

“Our findings so far strongly suggest no sensitive data has been disclosed,” Maersk said.

“The incident is isolated to a local system,” the company added, saying it had found no indication of an impact on other Maersk systems or on customer and partner systems connected through APIs and EDI.

Maersk does not anticipate disruptions to customer operations and says its shipping platforms remain available for booking and managing shipments.

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