News Nagoya port hit with a ransomware attack

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Japan's busiest shipping port said Thursday it would resume operations after a ransomware attack prevented it from receiving shipping containers for two days. The expected restoration of the Port of Nagoya, a hub for car exports and an engine of the Japanese economy, will ease concerns about any wider economic fallout from the ransomware attack.

Japanese media reported that LockBit, a type of ransomware linked with Russian-speaking hackers, was used in the hack. The LockBit cybercriminal group has been prolific in recent weeks, claiming Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC as a victim last week (TSMC said one of its hardware suppliers was hacked, but the incident did not impact TSMC's business operations.). As of midday Thursday in Japan, there was no claim of responsibility for the Port of Nagoya ransomware attack from the LockBit group on their dark-web site.

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/06/tech/japan-port-ransomware-attack/index.html

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