As cybercriminals evolve, companies must adopt cutting-edge defense strategies to protect their operations from significant financial and reputational damage.
“Part of what worries us about trucks, in particular, is that the truck vehicle networks weren’t really designed to be put on the internet,” said NMFTA’s Ben Gardiner.
As the transportation industry continues to adopt more vehicle and internal technologies considered hackable, the importance of penetration testing takes center stage.
Reliance Partners’ Graham Gonzales warns how easy it is for one to fall victim to a cyberattack.
Expeditors suffered a serious cyberattack in the first quarter, with a loss of volume, but still managed to make more money than the first quarter of 2021.
A former U.S. Army officer turned CEO explains the dangers of cyberwarfare, and why his company is working to protect trains, planes and tanks from getting hacked.
Hapag-Lloyd is keeping its guard up after discovering a copy of its website that could have been used to steal the logins of the shipping line’s customers and employees.
Global logistics firm Expeditors International says it is moving closer to restoring key systems two weeks after a cyberattack.
Expeditors International is desperately trying to recover from a major cyberattack that has degraded its logistics capabilities.
Global logistics provider Expeditors International shut down most of its operations systems after a cyberattack, limiting the ability to book shipments.
Ransomware attacks deliver more pain, important takeaways
Minnesota trucking company Bay & Bay Transportation says it was recently targeted in a ransomware attack for the second time since 2018.
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As ransomware attacks battered transportation and logistics companies in 2021, here are six things we learned about cybersecurity and freight.
Cybercriminals have attempted to sell network access for multiple shipping and logistics firms, opening the door for devastating ransomware attacks in the global supply chain, a new report warns.
Trucking firm Marten Transport discloses it was the victim of a cyberattack that may have exposed employee data after a ransomware gang briefly posted a claim of responsibility.
Nine months after a ransomware attack on Forward Air, the company has notified current and former employees that sensitive personal information may have been exposed.
Port Houston officials said they successfully defended the port against an attempted hack in August and “no operational data or systems were impacted.”
Two ransomware gangs claim they attacked and stole data from freight factoring provider eCapital. But was the company actually hacked twice?
The cybercriminals who operate a dark web marketplace admit to hacking companies’ networks and stealing their data. But they say ransomware violates their moral code.
As employees return to the office, scammers are upping their efforts to scam companies and hack systems.
Data apparently stolen from Navistar International appears on the dark web as an underground marketplace begins an auction for the heavy truck manufacturer’s internal files.
A lawyer who specializes in cyber incident responses gives the inside story of what happened after a ransomware attack hit a trucking company.
South Korean shipping line HMM says it was victim of a cyberattack that caused outages to its e-mail systems.
The United States Cattlemen’s Association warns JBS hack could disrupt the meat supply chain without emergency work-hour changes.
Truck drivers and carriers that transport livestock are feeling the sting as the cyberattack on JBS disrupts operations at multiple meat processing facilities.
Canada Post says a cyberattack and data breach at an EDI supplier impacted 44 of its major parcel shippers and nearly 1 million of its customers.
The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline should serve as a wake-up call to the trucking and logistics sector, where companies keep getting targeted by hackers even though many incidents are preventable.
The cyberattack that temporarily shut down the Colonial Pipeline this month serves as a stark reminder that all industries are prone to security threats.
An apparent ransomware attack has targeted Utility Trailer Manufacturing, one of the largest U.S. manufacturers of trailers for commercial trucks.
The FBI says the DarkSide ransomware gang was behind the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline after the group insists it doesn’t intend to create “problems for society.”
Exemption applies to 17 states and District of Columbia
As hackers exploit the interconnectedness of the global supply chain to stage ransomware attacks, executives say technology and strategy are key to avoiding a knockout punch.
A ransomware gang is threatening to leak 2 terabytes of files stolen from shipping firm ECU Worldwide in the aftermath of a cyberattack as the owner vows to “take any steps necessary, legal and otherwise,” to protect customer data.
Beer maker Molson Coors warns that a systems outage brought on by a cyberattack is causing delays and disruptions to shipments.
A new report from IBM Security, “X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2021,” highlights the evolving nature of the cybersecurity threats facing companies — with ransomware coming out on top.
In today’s edition of The Daily Dash, diesel fuel prices are rising across the country. Plus, the Postal Service could be getting a makeover; Forward Air talks cyberattacks; and TFI discusses its plans for UPS Freight.
A catastrophic ransomware attack like the one that hit Forward Air is not inevitable. But transportation and logistics companies need to take cybersecurity seriously.
Medical records from UPS truckers and Norfolk Southern rail workers exposed as hackers leak data from a Virginia occupational health-care provider after an apparent ransomware attack.
The proliferation of ransomware attacks in the trucking and logistics industry is leaving many firms in the position of deciding which is the lesser of two evils: paying the attackers or paying the price of refusing.
Hackers relentlessly targeted trucking and logistics companies throughout 2020. These five cyberattacks are among the worst incidents.
Kevin Hill and Michael Vincent dive into technological advances and the timeline for deploying AV technology.
Forward Air is the victim of a ransomware attack. Freight is still moving through its network, but it’s become a paper-and-phone process to locate and tender freight and deal with back-office documentation.
In slightly modified statement from earlier, company says law enforcement has been contacted about cyber incident
The “IT security incident” at Tennessee-based transportation and logistics firm Forward Air has the hallmarks of a cyberattack, potentially involving ransomware, according to experts.
Cardinal Logistics Management, a large North Carolina trucking company, acknowledges “data event” after ransomware gang leaks thousands of files.
Canadian fuel distributor Parkland Corp. says it is investigating a cyberattack after a ransomware gang claimed it hit the company.
Whatever hit the company also impacted its phone system
The carrier sought relief from commission regulations earlier this month as part of its efforts to recover from a crippling cyberattack in late September.
Ransomware attacks have risen during the pandemic. Reliance Partners’ Jamie Cannon details how to protect your company immediately after an attack.
A ransomware gang has posted thousands of files after a cyberattack on Daseke, exposing truck drivers’ personal information.
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will consider the French liner carrier’s relief petition to give it time to clean up its systems.
Flatbed carrier Daseke says it moved to stop a cyberattack as ransomware group claims to have breached subsidiary E.W. Wylie.
A new survey has found that while most businesses are concerned about cyberattacks, few are actually prepared for one.
Ransomware attack targets Manitoulin Transport, one of Canada’s largest trucking companies, amid a rash of cyber incidents hitting the nation’s supply chain firms.
Inadequate cybersecurity will allow attackers to hack into railway systems and stop trains, causing massive disruption to freight movement.
World’s second-largest box carrier resolves its website woes.
Steel giant working to restore normal operations “as quickly as possible” as trucking companies report disruptions in freight from Canadian facility.
Trucking company says the shutdown of the Saskatchewan facility from purported ransomware attack will have a “significant impact” on operations.
It doesn’t take much to compromise your business. It’s as easy as opening an email.
The transport and logistics sector witnesses thousands of cyberattacks every year, and it is essential for stakeholders to be wary of opportunistic threats and impersonation attacks to keep their operations secure.
Brian Aoaeh writes about threats to supply chains from cyber attacks and the need for increased cyber security.
Intruders could have cost the Maritime Administration $103 million.
The Port of Los Angeles is a test bed for the latest in logistics technology, and a target for the threats facing that technology. To stave off those threats, the […]
Cyber attacks are becoming all too common in the maritime sector, making it crucial for container lines to prevent data hacking and look to improve resilience.
Cities witness an increasing number of smart and connected vehicles on its roads, making it extremely crucial for the transportation ecosystem to wake up to the reality of auto cyberattacks.
In partnership with Reliance Partners …Still in its infancy, blockchain is increasingly being adopted by companies seeking data security solutions. Scroll is one such company.
GuardKnox, an Israeli vehicle cybersecurity startup is bringing in technology from the defense sector to make sure vehicles stay safe from data breach and cyberattacks.
Cashflow Corner presented by TriumphPay …If you are a smaller company – be it a carrier, owner-operator, broker or shipper – are you really safe from a cyberattack? Here’s what you can do to protect yourself.
Auto cybersecurity, legislation backing, and concrete liability definitions are all critical to seeing autonomous vehicles on the roads.
Cyberattacks increase with technology inclusion in supply chains; Tesla doubles loss this Q2; China is pumping billions into OBOR strategy; Aramco drops IPO as fuel prices rise.
As autonomous and smart connected vehicles gain centerstage, it is critical to understand the need for auto cybersecurity to help maintain sanity on the highways.
This is a wake-up call. Make a plan and manage your security now.
The Trump administration accused Russian-backed hackers of carrying out systematic operations to penetrate and sabotage power plants at will.
The American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council and Transportation Security Council, in conjunction with the FBI, has developed Fleet CyWatch to help fleets protect themselves against cyberattacks.
Automotive cybersecurity is even more critical in the era of connected vehicles. Trillium has finally delivered a solution that’s unhackable… so far.
With the evolution of trucks into computers on wheels, cybersecurity becomes more of an issue. Autonomous trucks are especially an attractive target for the hacking community.
The only group of employees in C.R. England’s 8,000-plus workforce that is part of a union has voted to decertify Teamsters Local 705. Drivers in C.R. England’s Chicago Intermodal division, which represented less than 1% of the company’s employees, voted on Sept. 20 to leave the union.
In the future, blockchain infrastructure will help mitigate the effect and scope of cyberattacks through its two fundamental characteristics: decentralization and cryptography so events such as last week’s Equifax breach don’t happen.
Shut downs of operating systems due to cyberattacks are complete handicaps for logistics companies and lead to significant amounts of lost business as well as productivity. But can they be prevented?
