Cyberattack at Brazilian Port of São Francisco do Sul
The Port of São Francisco do Sul released an official statement informing that, on Monday, the 6th, it suffered a cyber attack on its server, with the encryption of some data.
To prevent the spread of the attack, the systems were temporarily disabled, and the Port's IT team, with support from service providers, managed to partially resume the system's functionalities on May 7. The partial recovery of the system enabled the full resumption of port operations in less than 24 hours. The Port informs that it is still investigating the extent of the affected data.
Access control and security systems, such as automatic license plate reading, biometrics and CCTV are gradually being reinstated.
Incident Date
May 6, 2024
Location
Estimated Cost
one day of operational disruption, cost unknown