In 2011, drug traffickers hacked the computers of two major Belgian container terminals to gain access to the location and movement of containers. They first used spear phishing attacks through employee e-mail, but they were discovered and firewalls were installed to keep the hackers out. However, the hackers gained access to the building and were able to install keystroke loggers attached to USB drives that logged activity on the machines and took screen shots, according to a statement by the public prosecutor of Antwerp. Once in the system, the hackers manipulated data about containers, making it seem that their cargo was inconspicuous and held items such as bananas and timber. This allowed the containers to pass through the system and into the port without notice. The drug traffickers then stole the containers from the port.
A joint investigation by the Belgian and Dutch police was launched in 2013 after employees at the port in Antwerp began noticing that entire containers allegedly full of bananas and timber were disappearing. After inspecting containers, Belgian authorities found a total of 1,044 kilos of cocaine and 1,099 pounds of heroin. An investigation into the groups responsible is ongoing.
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