Personal Information stolen and extortion attempt to Austal Transportation

February 18, 2021

INCIDENT

Cyber security breach and extortion attempt was made by hackers who accessed some staff email and mobile phone numbers. It was reported that the hackers got access to, or stole, drawings and designs of its ships although the company said there was "no evidence to date that information affecting national security has been stolen".

Incident Date

November 1, 2018

Location

Australia

Estimated Cost

Unknown

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified

References

No references identified.

Impacts