Cyberattack halts operations at major Australian ports: DP World Australia

<p>Australian ports operator DP World Australia manages nearly half of the goods that flow in and out of the country. Its been hit by a cybersecurity incident that has forced it suspend operations at ports since Friday. </p><ul><li>operations at the container terminals in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Western Australia's Fremantle have all been at a standstill since Friday</li><li>cyberattack on systems and also possible data breaches</li><li>an Australia government spokes woman: "The cyber incident at DP World is serious and ongoing" </li><li>Australian Federal Police investigating the incident</li></ul><p>The interruption looks likely to continue for a number of days, disrupting the movement of goods into and out of Australia. DP World Australia is part of Dubai's state-owned DP World.</p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.