A [[ransomware]] [[cyberattack]] occurred on June 2, 2021, that affected [[Steamship Authority]], the ferry service between the mainland of [[Massachusetts]] and the islands of [[Martha's Vineyard]] and [[Nantucket]]. <ref>{{cite web |title=Massachusetts ferry service slowed by ransomware attack |url=https://apnews.com/article/massachusetts-technology-business-e0fdaff6384d90ed0f1ab2491e376803 |publisher=[[AP News]] |access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Massachusetts Steamship Authority hit by cyberattack |url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/massachusetts-steamship-authority-cyberattack |publisher=[[Fox News]] |access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mass. Steamship Authority Hit by Ransomware Attack; Ferries Delayed |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-steamship-authority-delayed-due-to-cyber-attack/2395477/ |publisher=[[WBTS-CD|NBC Boston]] |access-date=2 June 2021}}</ref>

During the attack, customers were unable to change or book reservations and the authority requested the use of cash for all transactions.<ref>{{cite news |last=Staff |first=Writer |url=https://www.necn.com/news/local/mass-steamship-authority-delayed-due-to-cyber-attack/2477951/ |title=Mass. Steamship Authority Hit by Ransomware Attack; Ferries Delayed |work=[[NECN]] |date=2021-06-02 |accessdate=2021-06-02 }}</ref>

Security experts fear this could be the start of a larger attack.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-03|title=Steamship Authority Ransomware Attack: Ticketing Problems Continue For Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket Ferry Service|url=https://boston.cbslocal.com/2021/06/03/steamship-authority-ransomware-attack-tickets-schedule-ferry-marthas-vineyard-nantucket/|access-date=2021-06-03|language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[List of ransomware attacks]]

==References==

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[[Category:Crimes in Massachusetts]]

[[Category:Hacking in the 2020s]]

[[Category:June 2021 crimes in the United States]]

[[Category:Ransomware]]