A.P. Moller-Maersk data breach

A.P. Moller-Maersk announced a data breach on Nov 11, 2026. The number of people affected has not been disclosed. It was caused by a cyberattack. No settlement or compensation has been announced.

What happened

Danish shipping and logistics group Maersk said in a November 11, 2026 statement that it had identified unauthorized access and data extraction on a local legacy system from a previous acquisition. Maersk said its findings so far strongly suggest no sensitive data was disclosed, that the incident is isolated to that system, and that it found no impact on other Maersk systems or on customer and partner systems connected through APIs and EDI. The WhiteArmor extortion group claimed the attack and demanded $5 million, saying it holds about 100 GB from the former LF Logistics contract-logistics platform, including driver records with plaintext passwords and device logs with phone numbers and emails; these claims have not been confirmed by Maersk.

What should I do?

1. Treat unexpected emails, calls or messages that mention this incident, a shipment or a Maersk invoice with caution, and verify them through your usual Maersk contact, as Maersk advises.
2. If you used a login on the former LF Logistics platform, change that password and any other account where you reused it.
3. Be wary of changed bank details on logistics invoices; confirm any payment change by phone using a number you already have.
4. Watch for phishing texts or calls to the phone number you registered with the platform.

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