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The cost of not raising a dedicated cyber force is becoming too prohibitive. The government on Wednesday confirmed that one of the terminals at the JNPT port is in the grip of the latest malware attack. The terminal is managed by Maersk's.
Maritime conglomerate Maersk group confirmed that its operations were hit by the cyber attack. "We can confirm that on Tuesday, June 27, AP Moller-Maersk was hit as part of a cyber attack named Petya, affecting multiple sites and select business units," Maersk said in a tweet.
It said, "We are responding to the situation to contain and limit the impact and uphold operations."
The group is "assessing and managing" the situation to minimize the impact on its customers and partners.
Operations at the terminal of the nation's largest container JNPT were impacted last night as a fallout of the global ransomware attack, which crippled some central banks and many large corporations in Europe.
AP Moller-Maersk, one of the affected entities globally, operates the Gateway Terminals India (GTI) at JNPT, which has a capacity to handle 1.8 million standard container units.
"We have been informed that the operations at GTI have come to a standstill because their systems are down (due to the malware attack). They are trying to work manually," a senior JNPT official told PTI last night.
The official explained that JNPT is trying to help the company, but there is little that others can do as the problem is with the systems.
Fearing some clogging up of cargo, additional parking space is being made available, the official said, promising to help in any possible manner.
The Hague-based APM Terminals also operates the Pipavav terminal in Gujarat. Foreign media reports from the Netherlands capital The Hague quoting the pubcaster RTV Rijnmond said a new ransomware virus called Petya has hit 17 APM terminals, including two in Rotterdam and 15 in other parts of the world.
APM Terminals is a subsidiary of shipping giant Maersk, which has confirmed that it is suffering from a cyber attack.
"We can confirm that Maersk's IT systems are down across multiple geographies and business units due to a cyber attack. We continue to assess the situation. The safety of our employees, our operation, and our customers' businesses is our top priority. We will update when we have more information," the spokesperson said in a written statement issued globally.
The current attacks come weeks after the Wannacry ranso
One JNPT terminal hit by ransomware
By IndianMandarins - 2017-06-28 08:00:41
[caption id="attachment_937" align="alignleft" width="289"] JNPT[/caption]
The cost of not raising a dedicated cyber force is becoming too prohibitive. The government on Wednesday confirmed that one of the terminals at the JNPT port is in the grip of the latest malware attack. The terminal is managed by Maersk's.
Maritime conglomerate Maersk group confirmed that its operations were hit by the cyber attack. "We can confirm that on Tuesday, June 27, AP Moller-Maersk was hit as part of a cyber attack named Petya, affecting multiple sites and select business units," Maersk said in a tweet.
It said, "We are responding to the situation to contain and limit the impact and uphold operations."
The group is "assessing and managing" the situation to minimize the impact on its customers and partners.
Operations at the terminal of the nation's largest container JNPT were impacted last night as a fallout of the global ransomware attack, which crippled some central banks and many large corporations in Europe.
AP Moller-Maersk, one of the affected entities globally, operates the Gateway Terminals India (GTI) at JNPT, which has a capacity to handle 1.8 million standard container units.
"We have been informed that the operations at GTI have come to a standstill because their systems are down (due to the malware attack). They are trying to work manually," a senior JNPT official told PTI last night.
The official explained that JNPT is trying to help the company, but there is little that others can do as the problem is with the systems.
Fearing some clogging up of cargo, additional parking space is being made available, the official said, promising to help in any possible manner.
The Hague-based APM Terminals also operates the Pipavav terminal in Gujarat. Foreign media reports from the Netherlands capital The Hague quoting the pubcaster RTV Rijnmond said a new ransomware virus called Petya has hit 17 APM terminals, including two in Rotterdam and 15 in other parts of the world.
APM Terminals is a subsidiary of shipping giant Maersk, which has confirmed that it is suffering from a cyber attack.
"We can confirm that Maersk's IT systems are down across multiple geographies and business units due to a cyber attack. We continue to assess the situation. The safety of our employees, our operation, and our customers' businesses is our top priority. We will update when we have more information," the spokesperson said in a written statement issued globally.
The current attacks come weeks after the Wannacry ranso
