Global cyber attack struck the largest terminal in the port of Los Angeles

Global cyber attack struck the largest terminal in the port of Los Angeles

The largest terminal is the Los Angeles port was damaged during a global cyber attack, which on Tuesday was struck by the enterprises of Ukraine, Russia, Europe and the United States. Terminal closed for third day — rent it the Danish company A. P. Moller-Maersk struggling with the consequences of hacking, but still can not give a clear answer regarding the timing of the resumption of work.

Giant shipping business reports about the hacking of 17 marine terminals located around the world. After the attack, the company deliberately shut down a number of corporate computer systems, and now «slowly moving to the technical recovery».

Global cyber attack struck the largest terminal in the port of Los Angeles

On Thursday, one ship anchored outside the port in anticipation of the opening of the terminal.

27th of Jun virus-extortionist Petya And struck hundreds of computer systems around the world. His main target were the state-owned enterprises, banks and transport companies. Also injured Russian oil company Rosneft, the French manufacturer of building materials Saint-Gobain, the German railway company Deutsche Bahn, the British marketing firm WPP and, as mentioned above, the A. P. Moller-Maersk.

In the U.S. the virus has affected only pharmaceutical company Merck.

The infected devices were completely destroyed without possibility of recovery, and the data on them is destroyed.

The world is faced with a cyber attack of this kind for the second time: may 13, virus-extortionist called WANACRY blocked 75 000 computers in 99 countries.

In both cases, the malware demanded from the owners of affected devices a ransom of $300 in bitcoins.

 

 

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