Global cyber attack hits India's largest container port

Record ID: 1376060

  • Title: Global cyber attack hits India's largest container port
  • Date: 28th June 2017
  • Summary: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (JUNE 28, 2017) (ANI - NO ACCESS BBC) VARIOUS OF SIGN ABOVE ROAD, READING, (English): "JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT TRUST WELCOMES YOU" / TRUCKS GOING UNDER SIGN JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PORT TRUST (JNPT) LOGO ON SIGN VARIOUS OF CARGO CONTAINERS ON TRUCKS AND METAL PLATFORMS (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) CYBER CELL CHIEF OF INDIA'S WESTERN MAHARASHTRA STATE, BRIJESH SINGH, SAYING: "Some global networks, especially of shipping industry, have been affected due to which operations have been hit here as well. The attack is similar to WannaCry, which you would have heard of earlier. It's the similar vulnerability with Windows and SMB (Server Message Block) and Port 445 and it spreads through local networks. One would need to patch its systems to fix this. Microsoft has issued a patch." CARGO CONTAINERS ON TRUCKS PARKED VARIOUS OF GREEN BUILDING WITH TEXT ON IT, READING (English): "PORT USERS BUILDING" (SOUNDBITE) (English) CYBER SECURITY EXPERT, RITESH BHATIA, SAYING: "You know there is this terminal, the Gateway Terminal of India. There are three terminals which they are operating and one terminal has been affected very badly and the entire operations are shut down." CARGO CONTAINERS ON TRUCKS CARGO CONTAINER OF DANISH SHIPPING GIANT AP MOLLER-MAERSK
  • Embargoed: 12th July 2017 15:21
  • Keywords: cyber security Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust Mumbai global cyber attack
  • Location: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
  • City: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Information Technologies / Computer Sciences,Science
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016N70THJ
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: One of the three terminals at India's largest container port - the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) was affected by the global ransomware attack on Wednesday (June 28).
    The affected terminal is operated by the Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk, which said on Tuesday that the cyber attack had caused outages in its computer systems globally.
    The port has been trying to clear containers manually, but operational capacity has dropped to a third at the terminal, Anil Diggikar, JNPT chairman told Reuters.
    Cyber Cell Chief of Maharashtra province, Brijesh Singh, confirmed the attack and said Microsoft patches should be installed to prevent the malicious software from spreading.
    The cyber attack wreaked havoc around the globe on Wednesday, crippling thousands of computers and disrupting ports across the globe.
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