Security News > 2021 > June > Ransomware Attack Hits Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard Ferry Service
Passengers planning to make their way over to the islands of Martha's Vineyard or Nantucket on Wednesday could see delays due to a ransomware attack, The Steamship Authority said Wednesday.
The Steamship Authority is the largest ferry service to the Massachusetts Islands of Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket from Cape Cod.
"The Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority has been the target of a ransomware attack that is affecting operations as of Wednesday morning," the ferry operator said in a statement.
The web-based online reservations system is currently unavailable, and phone-based reservations are also offline.
A reservations agent told SecurityWeek that the reservations system "Had crashed" and that they were "Hoping" to be back and running by 12PM. Just after 12PM ET, the Steamship Authority Tweeted that all ferries were operating, but reservations systems still appeared to be offline.
News of the attack comes just days after a US subsidiary of the world's largest meat processing company was hit by a disruptive ransomware attack.
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