Maersk applies new IT security systems after malware attack

Maersk said it had seen no known data breach or data loss to third-parties in last month's virus attack. — Reuters

COPENHAGEN: A.P. Moller-Maersk said on July 20 that its anti-virus software was not effective against a new type of malware that hit the Danish shipping giant last month, but said further protective measures have now been put in place.

"This virus attack was a previously unseen type of malware, and updates and patches applied to both the (Microsoft) Windows systems and our antivirus (program) were not an effective protection in this particular case," Maersk said in a statement.