The Dark Side of the Digital Horizon: Oil Tankers Under Siege The recent boarding of a Texas bound oil tanker by Coast Guard and FBI personnel has shed light on a growing concern: cyberattacks targeting commercial vessels are no longer hypothetical threats, but disturbing realities.
This incident is part of a broader trend in which our increasingly interconnected world has made critical infrastructure vulnerable to cyberattacks.
The VL Prosperity was targeted with a potential breach that Iranian state media claims involved hackers penetrating engine room systems, reducing engine cooling flow, increasing engine speed, and interfering with fuel and lubricating oil systems.