Buyers at London superyacht conference shown the ease with which hackers can take control of vessels – and even procure private photosWithin a few hours of mooring up and opening his laptop,Campbell Murray had taken total control of a nearby multimillion-dollar superyacht.
He could easily have sailed it – and its super wealthy owner – off into the sunset. “We had control of the satellite communications,” said Murray, or an IT specialist. “We had control of the telephone system,the Wi-Fi, the navigation … And we could wipe the data to erase any evidence of what we had done.” Related: Superyachts and bragging rights: why the super-wealthy love their ‘floating homes’ [Since the US election] there has been a meaningful impact in people feeling more confident to be boastful and brashContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com