There is a bit of mystery around a breach announced today by the world's largest integrated shipping company, Clarksons.
"Today, the person or persons behind the incident may release some data," the company said in a statement.
It did not clarify what the information might be except to say it is "confidential."
And is it possible the information is coming out because the company refused to pay some sort of ransom?
You have to wonder, based on what the company is saying:
"In the meantime, I hope our clients understand that we would not be held to ransom by criminals, and I would like to sincerely apologise for any concern this incident may have understandably raised."
What we do know: the hacker got into the shipping company's computer systems through a single user account, which has now been disabled.
