Cyber link to sea crash

THE collision of a second US warship this year points to the possibility of cyber espionage, an expert has warned.

The US Navy ordered an investigation yesterday into its 7th Fleet, based in the Pacific, after the USS John S McCain was involved in a run-in with an oil tanker near Singapore.

The incident injured five sailors and left 10 sailors still missing.

Itay Glick, founder of cyber security firm Votiro, said he believed countries such as Russia and China may have the capability to launch a cyber attack on the warships.

“China has capabilities, maybe they are trying things, it is possible,” he said.