Cybersecurity incident — 2023-12-06 00:00:00
Affected organization: Austal USA
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Manufacturing
Event type: Mixed
Event subtype: Exploitation of Application Server
Motive: Financial
Actor: Hunters International
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined

Austal USA, a shipbuilding company and a contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirms it suffered a cyberattack and is currently investigating the impact of the incident, after the Hunters International ransomware and data extortion group claimed to have breached Austal USA and leaked some information as proof of the intrusion.