UN Shipping Agency Offline After Cyberattack
Return To ArticleThe United Nations agency for international shipping came under cyber-attack at the end of last week, forcing a number of services offline, it has emerged.
Headquartered in London, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is responsible for the regulation, safety and security of global shipping.
However, it revealed in a tweet last Wednesday that its website was “undergoing some technical issues.” It admitted a day later that these had actually been caused by malicious actors.
