The transportation industry is the lifeblood of the global economy, however, as the world becomes increasingly interconnected, so too does the vulnerability of this critical sector. Between July 2023 and July 2024, phishing attacks on transportation organizations increased by an alarming 175%.
Today, Abnormal Security published their latest blog highlighting how ransomware, phishing, BEC and VEC attacks emerged as major threats in the transportation industry.
In the blog, researchers note a ransomware attack on a freight shipping provider, Estes Express Lines, which disrupted systems for more than two and a half weeks and compromised personal data of 21,000 individuals including names, and Social Security numbers.
You can read more about the research here: https://abnormalsecurity.com/blog/transportation-industry-email-attack-trends.
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New Research Reveals Threats Disrupting The Transportation Industry
The transportation industry is the lifeblood of the global economy, however, as the world becomes increasingly interconnected, so too does the vulnerability of this critical sector. Between July 2023 and July 2024, phishing attacks on transportation organizations increased by an alarming 175%.
Today, Abnormal Security published their latest blog highlighting how ransomware, phishing, BEC and VEC attacks emerged as major threats in the transportation industry.
In the blog, researchers note a ransomware attack on a freight shipping provider, Estes Express Lines, which disrupted systems for more than two and a half weeks and compromised personal data of 21,000 individuals including names, and Social Security numbers.
You can read more about the research here: https://abnormalsecurity.com/blog/transportation-industry-email-attack-trends.
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