FBI and Coast Guard board US-bound oil tankers after cyberattacks

FBI and Coast Guard personnel boarded two foreign-flagged oil tankers bound for Texas in mid-September 2026 after the vessels were hit with cyberattacks. U.S. authorities reported no operational disruptions from the attacks.

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🚨🇺🇸 FBI and Coast Guard board two Texas-bound energy tankers after cyberattacks U.S. authorities are investigating cyberattacks against two foreign-flagged energy tankers traveling toward Texas aft

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🚨🇺🇸 FBI and Coast Guard board two Texas-bound energy tankers after cyberattacks U.S. authorities are investigating cyberattacks against two foreign-flagged energy tankers traveling toward Texas after signs showed their networks had been compromised by foreign cyber actors. ⠀ Coast Guard cyber personnel and FBI Cyber Action Team operators boarded the vessels in the Gulf of Mexico on August 21 an