Update: 06.07.2023
According to a statement issued today, operations at the Port of Nagoya gradually resumed on Thursday afternoon. Local media outlet Japan Times said the cyber attack that led to the system failure was caused by a Russian hacking group called LockBit 3.0.
The failure had brought operations at the port's container terminals to a standstill, and it required over 24 hours to be fixed. A Bloomberg report mentioned that operations at one cargo terminal resumed Thursday at 3 p.m., while work at other terminals resumed around 6:30 pm.
Upon investigation, the authorities found that the attack was caused by a type of ransomware. However, Japan Times confirmed that no ransom was paid to the hackers.
Original article: 05.07.2023
A system failure at Japan's largest and busiest trading port, Nagoya, brought container terminal operations to a halt.
The Nagoya Port Transport Association issued a statement today announcing that the cause of the failure was infection by ransomware, a malicious software designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid.
The announcement confirmed that the incident occurred on the morning of 4 July. All parties are currently working to fix the failure today, and the port is expected to be operational on 6 July, said the association.
