Security News > 2020 > December > Norwegian Cruise Company Hurtigruten Hit by Cyberattack
2020-12-14 15:12
Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten announced Monday that it had been hit by a major cyberattack involving what appeared to be "Ransomware", designed to seize control of data to ransom it.
The company said it had alerted the relevant authorities when the attack was detected overnight Sunday to Monday.
"The attack seems to be a so-called ransomware," Hurtigruten added.
The attack comes as the company, which like the rest of the cruise liner industry is owned by private investors, is struggling with the losses caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Europe's cruise liner sector has a turnover of 14.5 billion euros a year and employs nearly 53,000 people, according to the Cruise Lines International Association.