Sunday, 2 July 2017

India's largest seaport has been hit by an electronic attack


تعرض أكبر ميناء بحري فى الهند لهجوم إلكتروني


A series of computer attacks worldwide have hindered work at the Jawaharlal Nehru port in Mumbai, the country's largest seaport, the Indian government said yesterday.


The Danish Ministry of Maritime Transport said in a statement that a private lounge run by the Danish shipping company "Maersk" in the port of Jawaharlal Nehru was affected by the attack. The Danish company explained on its Twitter account that the attack affected "several sites and work units" The holidays are the result of the global information attack. "

The series of cyber attacks in Russia and Ukraine began to hit devices in major corporations and governments and moved to Western Europe, including across the Atlantic to the United States.

 "While the operator is taking action to address issues that hinder operations, it is expected that there will be a compilation of incoming and outgoing shipments," she said.

Major Russian companies including Russian oil giant Rosneft, the pharmaceutical giant Merck, the British advertising company WPP and the French industrial company San Gopan have announced the first attack on Ukrainian banks and the main Kiev airport. And the Russian oil giant "Rosneft" in an incident reminiscent of the virus, "Andakrai" last.

Experts said the attack was caused by the "Petrwrap" virus, a modified version of the malignant "Betia" virus, which was hit last year and asked its victims to pay for their data.
But Kaspersky Lab said that according to its preliminary information, the virus was not a copy of "Betia" but a new virus "not seen before" and called "NotPetya". The Ministry of Maritime Transport said that it "is aware of the situation and takes action to ensure Less harm to trade, carriers, and most importantly citizens. "

The virus also mentions the malignant "Wanakray" program that spread last month, beating more than 150 countries and more than 200,000 victims.

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