Security News > 2021 > June > Massachusetts' largest ferry service hit by ransomware attack
The Steamship Authority, Massachusetts' largest ferry service, was hit by a ransomware attack on Wednesday which led to ticketing and reservation disruptions.
"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 service said on Wednesday.
"The Steamship Authority is continuing to work with our team internally, as well as with local, state, and federal officials externally, to address Wednesday's incident," the service added.
NANTUCKET TRADITIONAL FERRY SCHEDULE - starts June 3As we continue to work through the cyber attack issues, please know all ferries are operating at this time.
Another attack coordinated by the DarkSide ransomware gang forced Colonial Pipeline to shut down the largest US pipeline and pay a $5 million ransom during early May. On May 31, the world's largest beef producer JBS shut down production following a REvil ransomware attack that hit its North American and Australian IT systems over the weekend.
In a press briefing on Wednesday, Press Secretary Jen Psaki said that President Biden would be discussing these recent ransomware attacks with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the June 16 Geneva summit.
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