Why Cyberattack shuts down multiple Australian ports??

Sekar Chandra
Reportedly the Australian home Affairs minister has said that cyber-attacks have affected ports including Melbourne, Fremantle, Botany and Brisbane. Several ports in australia have been forced to shut down their operations due to the cyber-attack. The Australian government has announced that DP World, which manages Australia's ports, has suspended operations at ports in several states since last week. home Affairs minister Clare O'Neill also took to social networking site twitter to say that a cyber-attack had taken place at DP World and that a fix was underway. He also noted that DP World handles almost half of Australia's freight traffic.


Ports including Melbourne, Fremantle, Botany and brisbane have also been affected by cyber-attacks, he said. This is the magic of the iphone camera! apple set a new trend in Diwali! Cyberattack shuts down multiple Australian ports: Here's what happened. Australia's national cyber security coordinator, Darren Goldie, said the Australian government is working with DP World to address the cyber-attack. The outage is likely to continue for several days and could affect freight traffic.


A DP World spokesperson said of the attack without specifying when normal operations would resume. DB World is a company with more than 7,000 employees in the Asia-Pacific region. The company manages 18 ports and terminals in the region. The Australian Federal police also said it was investigating the incident. But declined to divulge more details.


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