Bottom line: The US Coast Guard and FBI have successfully boarded an oil tanker to investigate a suspected cyber attack, recovering sensitive data in the process.
What's happening: The US Coast Guard boarded the M/T Tokai Maru on January 16, 2023, at a location off the coast of Cuba, after indications that its network may have been compromised by a foreign adversary using a malicious software exploit (CVE-2021-4275) that affects Windows operating systems.
What to do: Security leaders should implement regular security updates and patches for Windows operating systems to prevent exploitation of CVE-2021-4275, and conduct thorough network vulnerability assessments to identify potential weaknesses in their systems.