Ransomware attack hits maritime giant DNV

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Norwegian shipping classification society DNV has been hit by a ransomware (opens in new tab) attack which forced the company to shut down some of its servers.The attack affected roughly 1,000 ships using DNV’s ShipManager software – a tool that its customers use to monitor different features of their shipping fleets. DNV says some 300 companies use the tool to manage more than 7,000 ships. Of that number, 70 firms managing some 1,000 ships were affected

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