Maersk confirmed that on 3 January it identified that it had been the recipient of a phishing scam in Malaysia. Namely, a third party contacted the company's customers pretending to be Maersk.
The scammers requested the customers to change bank account for payment.
After that, Maersk contacted the email accounts that who may have received this email from Maersk.
"The e-mail has been contained and all measures have been taken to secure the Maersk network. Maersk IT is now investigating the incident"
Maersk informed.
The company also added that there are other phishing attempts circulating which appears to come from Maersk. However, this is not the case, and they are not related to the phising incident.
In light of the scam attempt, Maersk suggested all receivers of these phishing e-mails which appears to come from Maersk to remain careful.
In June 2017, A.P. Moller – Maersk fell victim to a major cyber-attack caused by the NotPetya malware, which also affected many organisations globally. As a result, Maersk’s operations in transport and logistics businesses were disrupted, leading to unwarranted impact.
2018 validated this trend as cyber incidents continued affecting operators, ports, and shipbuilders.
Source:safety4sea
