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Incident file · 2023
DP World Australia
Logistics & ports · Australia · Threat actor: Unattributed ransomware affiliate
Ransomware
Ransom refused
- Undisclosed
- Ransom demanded
- No
- Ransom paid
- 3 days
- Estimated downtime
- US$40m
- Est. revenue lost
What happened
Intrusion forced the operator to disconnect port systems, halting container movement across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle.
How it ended
No payment made; roughly 30,000 containers were stranded and cleared over the following week.
Data affected
Employee records
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