Marine Insight reports that an attack on Fannava, an Iranian firm that offers satellite communications, has disrupted communications for 30 oil tankers and 25 cargo ships, severing links between ships and their ports.
A hacking group which calls itself ‘Lip-Dochtjan’ or The Sewn Lips told Iran International that it had breached the systems of the National Iranian Oil Tanker Company and Iran Shipping Lines, per foreign media.
The hacking group said that it got access to core Linux operating systems running the ship’s satellite systems, which allowed them to disable Falcon, the central programme responsible for Iran’s maritime communications.
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