U.S. Tracks Cyber Threats Against Nearly 20 Ships Worldwide

By Jake Bleiberg, Myles Miller and Ryan Gallagher (Bloomberg) –US government agencies are tracking cyber threats against nearly 20 shipping vessels around the world, according to US officials familiar with the situation.

The Coast Guard has asked for advance notice if any of those ships plan to come into a US port, the three people said, asking not to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly about the matter. The vessels’ specific destinations and manifests weren’t immediately known.

Several commercial vessels were targeted in potential cyberattacks in late August, one official at the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security