On 15 September 2026, US Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded a South Korean-managed oil tanker bound for Galveston, Texas, to investigate a suspected cyberattack on the vessel's network. No operational disruptions or injuries occurred; Iran's state media amplified the incident but the US has not attributed the breach to any specific actor.
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US military forces and FBI agents boarded a Texas-bound oil tanker to investigate a cyberattack, the Coast Guard confirmed late Tuesday.
US Coast Guard boarded a Texas-bound oil tanker to investigate a cyberattack, Bloomberg News reports reuters.com
No operational disruptions or injuries occurred, the US Coast Guard said.
The U.S. has so far not attributed the potential breach to a specific actor, but Iranian state media amplified the story in the weeks following the attack.
Source: CBS News share.google/0jP6rLilrQiq... The U.S. has so far not attributed the potential breach to a specific actor, but Iranian state media amplified the story in the weeks following the attack.
Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded a Texas-bound commercial oil tanker last month in the Atlantic after finding the ship's network may have been compromised by a foreign actor, the Coast Guard said Tuesday. CBS News' Nicole Sganga reports.
Coast Guard, FBI boarded tanker after attack by ‘foreign cyber actors’ https:// therecord.media/oil-tanker-cyb erattack-coast-guard-fbi
The FBI and the Coast Guard are investigating a giant oil tanker on its way to Texas that may have been taken over by a cyberattack. Iranian state media claims hackers had control of the ship's propellers, raising concern that these giant vessels could be used as weapons. Nicole Sganga reports.
The U.S. has so far not attributed the potential breach to a specific actor, but Iranian state media amplified the story in the weeks following the attack.
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating a cyberattack on a large South Korean-managed oil tanker headed for Galveston, Texas, last month.
Bitdefender: US Coast Guard and FBI board oil tanker to investigate cyberattack https://www. bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hot forsecurity/us-coast-guard-fbi-board-oil-tanker-investigate-cyber-attack @ gcluley # cyberattack # infosec
I hadn't heard about this until today. :flan_popcorn: https://www. cbsnews.com/news/coast-guard-f bi-boarded-energy-tankers-cyberattacks-amy-grable-iran/ U.S. Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents boarded two Texas-bound energy tankers last month after cyberattacks struck the vessels while they were traveling toward the United States, according to U.S. officials. One of the vessels was the VL Prosp