Posted on 07/06/2023 11:14:48 AM PDT by EBH
The Port of Nagoya, Japan's largest port by total cargo throughput and responsible for handling some of Toyota Motor's car exports, has suffered a crippling system glitch, with the port operator saying Wednesday it suspects a cyberattack.
As of noon, the port in central Japan remained unable to load and unload containers from trailers. Police have launched an investigation, saying the operator has received a ransom demand in exchange for the recovery of its system.
The system failure occurred Tuesday morning when an employee could not start a computer, according to Nagoya Port Authority.
A message indicating that the computer system had been infected with ransomware was somehow sent to a printer, a source familiar with the case said.
Ransomware is malware that encrypts data and demands payment in exchange for restoring access.
The operator said it intends to resume operations on Thursday morning.
“ransomware was somehow sent to a printer”
I bet it was an inkjet.
Ink is a rip, which is why the printers themselves are so cheap.
Printers are the greatest evil device in all space and time.
I despise them all.
From a few days ago, just throwing it in...
The days of the clipboard and three ring binder were more productive.
You would have really loved the IBM 1403 N1. Now, that was a printer.
The paper addicts I support would reduce it to scrap metal in a year.
Those machines typically ran 24/7 for thirty years.
—” Cut the cord, turn the router off. “
My employer for many years had ZERO connection between accounting and the rest of the business, all unused IO ports and some keycaps were filled with hot glue, separate room, separate everything.
The father of one of the partners was BIG in the accounting world, a professor, a textbook author, and a nice guy, cyber-attacks were his thing.
Last year they did $38M, they must be connected to the bank nowadays.
I still print out my client list and client profiles for the week.
In the event of an EMP or partial connectivity issue, I still have everything I need to run the business for a week. After that ...all bets are off the table.
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