Port Crippled: Trucks Couldn't Load or Unload
Systems were initially slated to restart at 7:30 a.m. on July 6, according to the Nagoya Harbor Transportation Association. The restart was delayed, however, owing to the large amount of data that needed to be recovered and also checked for viruses, officials said, the Japan Times reported.Network data must be fully restored to resume normal operations. Some 60 people were currently working to rewrite data that was lost in the attack, the report said. The maritime port, which handles some of Toyota’s exports and imports, had been virtually crippled when the Russian-linked LockBit 3.0 cybercrime syndicate froze the Nagoya United Terminal System’s network and demanded a ransom to unlock its data. In the attack’s wake, trucks were unable to unload and load containers.Nagoya United Terminal System operates the port’s five container terminals. The Association reportedly did not pay the ransom to the hackers, the Times said.A Toyota official told said that the company plans to suspend operations at a packaging line for export-bound components on Friday, Reuters reported.While Toyota’s shipments of new cars have not been affected so far, a Toyota spokesperson told Reuters the car maker is “unable to load or unload” imported or exported auto parts “due to system troubles.” Toyota has been able to continue production with auto parts that they have in stock.Commenting on the attack, Nick Tausek, lead security automation architect at Swimlane, said:
"This ransomware attack on the Port of Nagoya in Japan demonstrates just how easily cyberattacks can impact the global supply chain and lead to significant financial losses. In this case, the port has completely halted operations that control 10% of Japan's total trade volume and is leveraged by major Japanese organizations."