An ongoing disinformation campaign is causing a worldwide ship location and navigation system to falsely identify the whereabouts of western warships. The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is ...

Spire Global, a provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, announced it has been awarded a CA $1.41 million contract by the Government of Canada for the provision of global automatic ...

When it works normally, the Automatic Identification System (AIS) used by ships can be a captain's best friend, helping him or her avoid collisions on the high seas. Under the control of a hacker ...

“Going dark” in maritime terms refers to a vessel switching off its Automatic Identification System, which normally ...

Inexpensive equipment can be used to disrupt vessel-tracking systems and important communications between ships and port authorities, according to two security researchers. During the Hack in the Box ...

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm approaches the Astoria-Megler Bridge on the Columbia River in Astoria, Ore., July 15, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Levi Read) The ...

Never say never to hackers as they have proven that pretty much anything can be hacked, especially when protocols are designed without any thought to security. This time, security researchers placed ...