Cyberattack Shuts Down Australian Ports

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Parts of four key Australian ports were shut down over the weekend due to a cyberattack, leading to concerns about flow-on effects. DP World Australia, a company responsible for 40 per cent of freight into the country, found a breach of its systems on Friday and responded by switching off its internet connection completely. This meant the company's port operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle were shut down over the weekend. While the transfer of 30,000 containers was delayed, operations have since resumed. Former head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre, Alastair MacGibbon, who is advising DP World, said while cargo had been at a standstill over the weekend, arrangements had been made for some emergency supplies, such as vital medical supplies and equipment, to be collected from the docks. About 5000 containers are expected to move out of the impacted terminals on Monday but a number of factors are expected to cause further temporary disruptions

Parts of four key Australian ports were shut down over the weekend due to a cyberattack. DP World Australia, responsible for 40% of freight into the country, found a breach in its systems and disconnected its internet connection.

Port operations in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Fremantle were affected. While container transfers were delayed, operations have now resumed. Emergency supplies were collected from the docks. Temporary disruptions are expected.

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