Once again, a legacy system has reportedly been exploited by attackers. Cybernews reports that its research has found that a data breach affecting shipping giant Maersk is related to LF Logistics, a supply chain management provider acquired by Maersk in 2022:
Hackers have broken into the digital back end of one of the world’s biggest shipping companies, stealing data from a legacy system that Maersk inherited through a previous acquisition.
Older systems are almost always an open invitation for trouble. Trying to fit aging infrastructure into a modern corporate network creates a mess that tech teams struggle to manage, but attackers love to exploit.
That is the case for Maersk. The Danish shipping giant has just disclosed a cybersecurity incident after attackers accessed a legacy IT system to steal data.
The platform came with a company Maersk had previously acquired. So far, Maersk has not reported any disruption to its shipping operations or logistics network.
Read more at Cybernews.
