SSA Paid No Ransom After Cyber Attack

The Steamship Authority did not pay a ransom after a cyber attack shut down the boat line’s IT and communications systems for more than a week in early June, general manager Bob Davis said Tuesday.

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SSA Website Live Again; No Details on Ransomware Attack

More than a week after a ransomware attack crashed Steamship Authority IT systems and communications, the ferry line announced Saturday morning that its website was back up.

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SSA Still Hobbled After Ransomware Attack

The boat line continued an inch-by-inch process of manually piecing operations back together following the attack last week that shut down its website.

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Ransomware Attack Cripples SSA IT Systems

The Steamship Authority was hit with a debilitating ransomware attack early Wednesday that reverberated across operations, crashing the website, halting vehicle reservations and crippling internal communication systems.

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Advance Ferry Reservations Explode, Signaling Busy Summer

After a slow 2020 season, advance booking numbers from the Steamship Authority are pointing to a gangbuster 2021 summer.

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Falmouth Residents Sound Off on Early Freight Ferry

The Steamship Authority’s 5:30 a.m. summer freight boat from Woods Hole to Vineyard Haven continues to be a bone of contention in Falmouth, as evidenced by a public hearing Monday.

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Woods Hole Change Orders Continue to Rankle SSA Governors

As the waterside portion of the multi-million-dollar reconstruction project comes to an end, Steamship Authority governors reluctantly approved more than $1.3 million in change orders.

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State Senator Files Bill to Dilute Island Control of SSA

A Cape Cod state senator has filed legislation seeking to alter the weighted vote structure on the five-member Steamship Authority board that gives the two Islands control over the boat line.

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Public Weighs in on Latest Woods Hole Terminal Design
Louisa Hufstader

Steamship Authority passengers, Woods Hole terminal neighbors and other members of the public got their first chance last week to examine the latest land-side design for the terminal reconstruction.

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Island Home Sidelined For Steering Issues Again

For the fifth time in as many months, mechanical issues sidelined the Steamship Authority’s biggest ferry on Sunday, leading to two round trip cancellations on the Vineyard route.

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