{"id":52650,"date":"2023-07-07T01:15:46","date_gmt":"2023-07-07T01:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34776\/LockBit-Louts-Unload-At-Japans-Most-Prolific-Cargo-Port.html"},"modified":"2023-07-07T01:15:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-07T01:15:46","slug":"lockbit-louts-unload-at-japans-most-prolific-cargo-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/lockbit-louts-unload-at-japans-most-prolific-cargo-port\/","title":{"rendered":"LockBit Louts Unload At Japan’s Most Prolific Cargo Port"},"content":{"rendered":"

The port of Nagoya \u2013 which shifted<\/a> 2.68 million shipping containers and 164 million tons of cargo in 2022 \u2013 has moved precious few in the last 24 hours after finding itself the latest victim of Russia’s notorious LockBit ransomware gang.<\/p>\n

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The facility’s operators have posted a trio<\/a> of updates detailing the incident \u2013 the first of which, dated July 5, states that ransomware is the reason for a halt to cargo movements. Japanese media have reported<\/a> substantial disruptions at the port and named LockBit as the culprit.<\/p>\n

Machine translation of the port’s most recent announcement suggests systems were restored early on Thursday, Japan time, and operations should resume in the afternoon. Nagoya Port has not said if it paid a ransom.<\/p>\n

Nagoya boasts it’s been Japan’s largest and busiest port for 21 years running, including its status as a primary through-point for automotive giant Toyota. That makes this incident a very unwelcome supply chain interruption \u2013 and demonstrating why the likes of LockBit would consider it a target.<\/p>\n

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) assessment<\/a> of LockBit is that it’s a ransomware-as-a-service operator that works with affiliates that conduct attacks. CISA rated the outfit 2022’s most prolific ransomware operator, and as clever enough that it often changes tactics to avoid detection.<\/p>\n