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In case they needed one, the transportation and logistics industry got a reminder in the form of the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline of the kind of havoc hackers can wreak on businesses and their customers. The shutdown of a vital supplier of the diesel that keeps trucks moving could just as easily have happened to a major truckload carrier or any other company in the supply chain.
And chances are a catastrophic attack will hit the industry again. In 2020, the big ones struck
Forward Air (NASDAQ: FWRD) and CMA CGM, causing widespread disruption to their complex operations. Meanwhile smaller companies keep getting hit on a regular basis.
Colonial-level cyberattack on trucking likely – but preventable freightwaves.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from freightwaves.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Trailer maker Utility targeted in ransomware attack Company discloses ‘cyber event’ after hackers leak employee data Utility Trailer Manufacturing is one of the largest trailer makers in the U.S. (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Utility Trailer Manufacturing, one of the largest U.S. producers of trailers for the trucking industry, was targeted in an apparent ransomware attack that exposed personal information of numerous employees.
The California-based company told FreightWaves that it had “suffered a cyber event” that disrupted some systems temporarily. The company disclosed the incident after the Clop ransomware gang leaked over 5 gigabytes of data to the dark web this week.