Canary Islands Archives

An aerial view of the Port of Las Palmas, which includes Petrologis Canarias, a company targeted in a ransomware attack.

Nate Tabak Monday, August 23, 2021

Did hackers pull off a maritime ‘Colonial Pipeline 2.0’?

A ransomware attack on a maritime fuel storage provider in the Canary Islands likely didn’t live up to the hackers’ hype. But the incident reflects the very real cybersecurity risks facing the companies supporting the global shipping industry.