Cyber attacks could pose an increasing security threat to ships that pass through regional waters as pirates become more tech-savvy, the chief of a Singapore-based data centre on piracy trends and armed robbery against ships has told The Straits Times.
Though no cases have been reported so far, Mr Masafumi Kuroki said on Wednesday: "Pirates may use technology to launch cyber attacks to identify valuable cargo and then attack the ships."
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