Nagoya Port Transportation Association: ransomware hit the Nagoya United Terminal System and stopped all container terminals in the port
A failure hit the container terminal system of Nagoya Port on the morning of July 4 and was found to be ransomware. It was restored on July 6 and all terminals returned to normal.
Disclosed
2023-07-05
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
Unknown
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
From about 6:30 the Nagoya United Terminal System (NUTS), used at every container terminal in the port, failed. [1] [3]
The terminal committee that runs the system met the Aichi prefectural police headquarters and found ransomware. Trailer container pick-ups and drop-offs were suspended for the day, with recovery targeted for 18:00 and work to resume at 8:30 on July 6. [1] [3]
The system was restored at 7:30 and terminal operations resumed in turn. The three eastern Tobishima terminals resumed at 18:15, and all five terminals returned to normal operation. [2] [3]
Timeline
- Started, Detected 2023-07-04
- Disclosed 2023-07-05
- 1 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Ransomware]
- Impact
- [Service outage]
- Entry point
- Unknown
Data exposed or at risk
–
Organizations involved
[Breached][Critical]Aichi, Nagoya, Minato-kuTransport and postal services
Nagoya Port Transportation AssociationIt operates the Nagoya United Terminal System (NUTS), which covers every container terminal in the port.
Sources
- [1][Official]名古屋港統一ターミナルシステムのシステム障害についてNagoya Port Transportation Association · 2023-07-05
- [2][Official]（お知らせ）名古屋港統一ターミナルシステムのシステム障害についてNagoya Port Transportation Association · 2023-07-07
- [3][News]ランサムウェア攻撃で名古屋港統一ターミナルシステムで障害ScanNetSecurity · 2023-07-12 08:05