North Ferry Company
February 18, 2026
•[ ransomware, operational disruption, payment system ]
An editorial in the Riverhead News-Review stated that North Ferry Companys payment system froze under a ransomware attack the prior week, preventing customers from paying online while the FBI and U.S. Secret Service investigated. The piece uses the incident to argue local governments and businesses on Long Islands North Fork should treat ransomware as a recurring risk, referencing earlier attacks such as Southold Towns pre-Thanksgiving ransomware disruption. The editorial does not provide the exact attack date, ransomware group, access vector, or whether any data was stolen, but it describes a confirmed operational disruption to the ferry companys payment system consistent with ransomware.
