Cunning tech-savvy pirates hacked a shipping company's systems, enabling them to carefully target cargo on the firm's vessels.
A report released by Verizon RISK Team reveals that "a global shipping conglomerate" fell victim to the high-tech pirates.
"Rather than spending days holding boats and their crew hostage while they rummaged through the cargo, these pirates began to attack shipping vessels in an extremely targeted and timely fashion," the report said.
Hours later, when the ships' crews left their safe rooms, they discovered that the pirates had targeted certain cargo containers.
Chillingly, the hackers were able to pull down documents for future shipments, identify specific crates and the vessels scheduled to carry them.
