November 28, 2023 By Bill Toulas
International logistics giant DP World has confirmed that data was stolen during a cyber attack that disrupted its operations in Australia earlier this month. However, the company says no ransomware payloads or encryption was used in the attack.
On November 10, 2023, DP World Australia, which handles 40% of the country's shipping container trade, was targeted by hackers who disrupted landside freight operations at five ports. The disruption left 30,137 containers stranded, and available storage spaces were filled to capacity.
In a statement from DP World Australia to BleepingComputer today, the company says that port operations resumed on November 13 and returned to normal status on November 17. The backlog of over thirty thousand containers was completely cleared by November 20, 2023.
