Did security gaps at Antwerp port enable drug smuggling operations?

Analysis of cyber-enabled smuggling in the maritime sector, detailing how organized crime hires hackers and coerces insiders to misdirect containers at ports (e.g., Antwerp, Hamburg, Rotterdam), with examples including MSC/Glencore cobalt theft and insights from decrypted EncroChat chats; tactics involve abusing terminal operating systems (e.g., Solvo.TOS), decoding EDIFACT data, intercepting PIN release codes, and basic network access attempts, underscoring low security maturity among some operators; recommended mitigations include rigorous patching, MFA, USB blocking, conditional access, strong network segmentation and RBAC, and investment in resilient, interoperable defenses.