Images show Coast Guard, FBI boarding Texas-bound oil tanker after potential cyberattack

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Images show Coast Guard, FBI boarding Texas-bound oil tanker after potential cyberattack. (2026, September 16). CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/video/images-show-coast-guard-fbi-boarding-texas-bound-oil-tanker-after-potential-cyberattack/

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Coast Guard personnel and FBI agents recently boarded an oil tanker heading to Texas in the Atlantic Ocean after discovering potential cyber activity from a foreign entity on the ship’s network, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Coast Guard. CBS News reporter Nicole Sganga covers this incident.

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On September 16, 2026, the Coast Guard and FBI boarded a Texas-bound commercial oil tanker in the Atlantic after discovering potential cyber compromise by a foreign actor. The incident was first reported on CBS News by Nicole Sganga. Subsequent reports suggest that Iranian state media claimed hackers had control of the ship's propellers, raising concerns about the vessel being used as a weapon. ABC News and CBS News also reported an urgent U.S. investigation into whether Iran played a role in the cyberattack. The Coast Guard’s cyber command chief stated on September 17 that "we need to take action" following the hack of the South Korean-managed tanker heading for Galveston, Texas.

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Images show Coast Guard, FBI boarding Texas-bound oil tanker after potential cyberattack

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