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US Coast Guard boarded a Texas-bound oil tanker to investigate a cyberattack, Bloomberg News reports

By Thomson Reuters Sep 15, 2026 | 6:33 PM

Sept 15 (Reuters) – U.S. military forces and ​FBI agents ‌boarded a Texas-bound oil tanker to investigate ‌a ​cyberattack ⁠on August 21, ⁠Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing the ​U.S. Coast Guard.

Coast Guard ⁠personnel ⁠and the ​Federal Bureau of ​Investigation boarded the ‌foreign-flagged vessel following indications its network ⁠had been compromised by overseas cyber ⁠actors, ‌the report ⁠said, citing ​a ‌Coast Guard spokesperson.

(Reporting ​by ⁠Natalia Bueno Rebolledo in Mexico City; Editing by Tom ​Hogue)