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  • Could Oil Ship Wakashio Been Hacked Before Mauritius Spill?

    Nishan Degnarain Cyber-attacks against global shipping have spiked 400% since Covid-19 lockdowns. And this was before the two high profile hacking victims in the last month alone – the world’s fourth […]

  • Increased Security Threats For Vessels Operating In The Gulf Of Guinea

    BIMCO, ICS, INTERCARGO, INTERTANKO and OCIMF warns that as the dry season approaches and sea conditions abate, an increase in attacks in the Gulf of Guinea has traditionally been seen, […]

  • Turkey seizes 220 kilograms of cocaine from Brazilian ship

    Turkish authorities have seized 220 kilograms (485 pounds) of cocaine from a ship that arrived in the southeastern port of Mersin, Anadolu Agency (AA) said in a report late Tuesday. […]

  • Six Russian GRU Agents Indicted in Connection With NotPetya Attack

    The U.S. Department of Justice has charged six members of the Russian Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) in connection with the June 2017 “NotPetya” cyberattack. The notorious malware release led to prolonged […]

  • Maritime Cybersecurity in Focus

    Maritime cybersecurity is more important than ever, as made clear during an international webinar chaired Wednesday by the United States, the Netherlands and Denmark. The webinar was a continuation of […]

  • S. Africa cargo crime

    South Africa a Hotspot for Cargo Crime – Report outh Africa ranks among the top countries in the world, and first on the African continent, for BSI’s forecasted losses due […]

  • Mexico port security

    Mexico Plans to Stop Port and Customs Corruption with Military Control In its latest efforts to break the stronghold on the illegal cartels, Mexico’s president is preparing to place the […]

  • Drugs seized at Ambarli

    Turkish police seized 228 kilograms cocaine at a port in Turkey’s most populated city Istanbul and detained nine suspects, the Istanbul Governorship Provincial Police Department announced on Tuesday. The department […]

  • Improve WAF marsec

    Muhammad Irfan The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday called on the Gulf of Guinea countries to consolidate efforts to fight piracy in the region. According to the ministry, two Russian […]

  • Dover cocaine find

    About a tonne of cocaine with a street value of approximately £100m has been found hidden in a shipment of fruit. The Class A drug was found in pallets on […]