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U.S. Maritime Entities

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www[.]maritime[.]dot[.]gov
Country United States of America
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The organization is known by the alias "U.S. Maritime Entities".
Its headquarters is located in the United States of America.

In March 2018, the cybersecurity firm FireEye disclosed details of a threat group called TEMP.Periscope.
TEMP.Periscope is identified as a Chinese cyber espionage group.
The group's activities were described in a Bloomberg article published on March 16, 2018.
The report indicated that TEMP.Periscope targeted U.S. maritime entities.
The targeted entities were either linked to or had clients operating in the South China Sea.
The targeting was part of a broader campaign focusing on maritime sector assets.
The incident highlights the cybersecurity risks faced by maritime organizations in the United States.

The incident report does not specify the exact nature of the organization's business activities.
No public information about the organization's size, workforce, or revenue is provided in the source material.
The organization's role in the maritime industry remains unspecified beyond being a potential target.
Therefore, any description of its products, services, or market reach would be speculative.
The profile is limited to the confirmed facts of alias, location, and the reported cyber incident.
Further details would require additional sources beyond those cited.

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