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Maersk Hit by Another Cyberattack: Data Extracted from Legacy System

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Yang Chen（陈洋）
Published 11:27

A.P. Moller–Maersk confirmed on 11 November that an IT security incident involved unauthorised access and data extraction from a local legacy system inherited through a previous acquisition. The company has launched an investigation and taken action to secure the affected system.

Maersk says its findings so far strongly suggest that no sensitive data has been disclosed. It has found no indication that other Maersk systems—or customer and partner systems connected through APIs and EDI—have been affected.

The company does not currently anticipate disruption to customer operations. Customers can continue using Maersk platforms to book and manage shipments as usual, while the investigation continues.

Maersk also suffered a major cyberattack in June 2017, which disrupted IT systems across multiple locations and business units. The latest incident brings renewed attention to the security of legacy systems inherited through acquisitions, an important consideration for shipping and logistics companies expanding their networks.

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