9/15/23 replace added beneath.
Trucking and fleet administration options supplier ORBCOMM has confirmed {that a} ransomware assault is behind latest service outages stopping trucking firms from managing their fleets.
ORBCOMM is a options supplier for freight firms to handle fleets and observe transported property. The corporate additionally supplies Digital Logging Units (ELD) that truckers use to log their hours to stick to federal security rules.
Since September sixth, ORBCOMM clients have reported that they can not observe their transported stock or use Blue Tree ELD gadgets, forcing truckers to modify to paper logs.
As truckers can solely use paper logs for eight days out of each 30, truckers had been involved that they might be unable to drive their vans except they obtained a waiver.
Clients have instructed BleepingComputer that ORBCOMM has not shared what was the reason for the outage and solely lately stated that they hope to revive companies by September twenty ninth.
After contacting the corporate, ORBCOMM confirmed they suffered a ransomware assault on September sixth that impacted the corporate’s FleetManager answer and Blue Tree product line.
“On September 6, 2023, ORBCOMM skilled a ransomware assault that’s quickly impacting our FleetManager platform and BT product line, which is utilized by a few of our clients to trace and monitor their transportation property. Upon discovering the problem, industry-leading exterior cybersecurity consultants had been retained to conduct an intensive investigation,” Michelle Ferris, Vice President of Company Communications, instructed BleepingComputer.
“Importantly, all of our different techniques and repair choices stay utterly operational, and clients are utilizing them as regular. We stay involved with all impacted clients and can proceed to offer well timed updates as our restoration and investigation processes progress.”
Right this moment, the US Federal Motor Provider Security Administration issued a waiver permitting truckers to proceed utilizing paper logs till the service is restored and no later than September twenty ninth.
“Drivers utilizing the recognized ELDs could proceed to document their hours of service on a paper graph grid or logging software program, in accordance with § 395.8, till ORBCOMM notifies FMCSA that the malfunctioning Blue Tree ELDs have resumed service or by September 29, 2023, whichever happens first,” explains the FMCSA.
BleepingComputer has realized that this outage has impacted among the nation’s largest freight transportation firms as they can not observe their fleets and stock.
At the moment, it isn’t recognized what ransomware operation is behind the assault, and BleepingComputer was instructed that because of the ongoing and confidential nature of their investigation, no additional data could possibly be shared.
Replace 9/15/23: After publishing the story, BleepingComputer realized that an e mail was despatched out to all ORBCOMM clients on the night of September seventh in regards to the ransomware assault.
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