Coast Guard Boards Texas-Bound Tanker After Cyberattack
Coast Guard Boards Texas-Bound Tanker After Cyberattack
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U.S. military forces and FBI agents boarded a Texas-bound oil tanker to investigate a cyberattack, the Coast Guard confirmed late Tuesday, according to Bloomberg.
Reuters, citing the Bloomberg report and the Coast Guard, said the investigation concerns a cyberattack on Aug. 21.
The boarding is part of a wider U.S. inquiry into cyberattacks on energy tankers bound for the American coast, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Why It Matters
The vessels that were attacked near Europe carried oil and liquefied natural gas, according to the Journal — cargo that raises the risk of an explosion, a collision or an oil spill if a ship's systems are compromised.
Timeline
The cyberattack at the center of the investigation, as described by Reuters citing Bloomberg and the U.S. Coast Guard.
Bloomberg reports that U.S. military forces and FBI agents boarded the Texas-bound oil tanker. The Coast Guard confirms the boarding late Tuesday.
The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States is probing cyberattacks on energy tankers bound for the American coast, including vessels attacked near Europe.
Reactions
The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the boarding of the tanker, according to Bloomberg and Reuters. No further official comment was included in the reports.
Neither the Coast Guard nor the FBI has publicly identified who carried out the attacks, according to the published accounts.
What's Next
The federal investigation into the attack on the Texas-bound tanker is ongoing, and the broader U.S. probe covers other energy vessels headed for American ports.
Key open questions: who is behind the attacks, how many ships have been hit, and whether regulators impose new cyber requirements on tankers calling at U.S. terminals.
More
The attacks reported near Europe involved ships carrying oil and liquefied natural gas, the Journal reported — the same class of cargo moving into Gulf Coast terminals in Texas.
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