{"id":2901,"date":"2020-05-13T19:43:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T19:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/covid-19-ripens-conditions-for-cyberattacks-on-trucking\/"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:45:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:45:15","slug":"covid-19-ripens-conditions-for-cyberattacks-on-trucking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cantruck.ca\/fr\/covid-19-ripens-conditions-for-cyberattacks-on-trucking\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Ripens Conditions for Cyberattacks on Trucking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As cybercriminals play on the fears prompted by COVID-19, the commercial trucking industry should brace for an uptick in cyber breaches and possible ransomware attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Reports of truck fleets being hit by ransomware attacks and other cyber breaches aren\u2019t exactly news. However, as hackers play on the distractions and fears prompted by the COVID-19 crisis, trucking industry experts expect to see a surge in cyberattacks against commercial carriers.<\/p>\n<p>In a blog titled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/cybercrime-why-trucking-ripe-target-mark-murrell\/?trackingId=\">\u201cCybercrime: Why Trucking Is A Ripe Target,\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Mark Murrell, co-owner of online truck driver training provider CarriersEdge, explored the reasons why the trucking industry is an optimal target for hackers.<\/p>\n<p>For one, trucking is a high dollar business, explained Murrell. \u201cThat means companies have relatively large amounts of cash or credit available, and they\u2019re used to paying pretty big bills. If you successfully execute a ransomware attack, you can extract a higher payment than you\u2019d get targeting small and midsize companies in other, lower dollar industries,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fleetowner.com\/covid-19-coverage\/article\/21131096\/trucking-remains-a-top-target-for-cyberattacks?utm_source=FR+FO+Newsline&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=CPS200507045&amp;o_eid=4488I2025734G7Y&amp;rdx.ident%5Bpull%5D=omeda%7C4488I2025734G7Y&amp;oly_enc_id=4488I2025734G7Y\">Article Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As cybercriminals play on the fears prompted by COVID-19, the commercial trucking industry should brace for an uptick in cyber breaches and possible ransomware attacks. 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