South Africa Ports cyber attack News

Disruptions from Cyber Attack Force S. Africa Port Operator to Declare ‘Force Majeure’

Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, declared force majeure at the country’s key container terminals after disruptions caused by a cyber attack five days ago. The measure covers the Durban, Ngqura, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town …

Global Supply Chains Driven to Breaking Point on New COVID Wave, Natural Disasters

LONDON/BEIJING โ€“ A new worldwide wave of COVID-19. Natural disasters in China and Germany. A cyber attack targeting key South African ports. Events have conspired to drive global supply chains towards breaking point, threatening the fragile flow of raw materials, …

Cyber Attack Disrupts Container Operations at Major South African Port

JOHANNESBURG โ€“ A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town, an email seen by Reuters on Thursday said. Durban, the busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, was also affected, three sources with direct …