Cyber-attack on Australian port operator halts terminal operations
A major Australian port operator was hit by a cyber-attack that halted operations at major port terminals. The logistics disruption left 30,000 containers stranded at the ports. The ports resumed operations three days after the attack, and cooperation between the government and industry helped limit the damage.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Being confirmed
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Halt of operations at major port terminals and backlog of 30,000 containers
- Cause / method
- Cyber-attack
- Location
- Australia
Timeline
- It came to light that a major Australian port operator had shut its major port terminals after a cyber-attack.
- A backlog of 30,000 containers came to light, and the ports resumed operations three days after the attack.
- Cooperation between the government and industry was credited with helping limit the damage from the attack.
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