Cyberattack knocks Brazil's Santos Port Authority admin systems offline for nearly a week; Federal Police investigate, port security level raised

Tecnologística reports that Brazil's Santos Port Authority (APS) said it identified a cyberattack as systems restarted after a November 6 power outage, which compromised its files and took administrative systems offline; by November 12 it had recovered about 70% of affected files from backups, and ship movements and land access remain normal ^[2]. According to g1, the APS president believes malware was already lurking in its equipment and was triggered by the outage, possibly entering via an email an employee clicked; the Federal Police opened an investigation on November 10 and the state port security commission raised the port's protection level ^[1]. Tecnologística reports that port-operation paperwork can continue through the federal Porto Sem Papel system, which was not affected, so companies at the port can file through it ^[2].

Industries mainly affected: Transportation & logistics

Tecnologística reports that port-operation paperwork can continue through the federal Porto Sem Papel system, which was not affected, so companies at the port can file through it ^[2]