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SAVE ARTICLES FOR LATER Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Share Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size 88 View all comments Advertisement Listen to this article 3 min Ports across the country are expected to remain closed for several days, impacting imports and exports, as the Australian Federal Police investigate a cybersecurity incident. DP World, which manages container terminals in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle, said it detected the cybersecurity incident on Friday, with ports closing that same night. DP World said it has restricted landside access to safeguard customers and employees.Credit: Glenn Hunt The government has invoked the national crisis management framework used during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to the breach, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said, with the National Coordination Mechanism activated about noon on Saturday. “The government is receiving regular briefings and is working with DP World Australia to understand the impacts of this incident and enable engagement across government,” the minister said in a statement. The National Coordination Mechanism brings together federal, state and territory agencies, as well as industry and private sector stakeholders to respond to a hazard. RELATED ARTICLE ANALYSIS NETWORK OUTAGE SIGNAL FAILURE: INSIDE OPTUS’ DAY FROM HELL National Cyber Security Coordinator Air Marshal Darren Goldiem, who co-chaired the National Coordination Mechanism meeting, said DP Ports was consulting stakeholders to consider the impacts of its operations at specific ports. “This interruption is likely to continue for a number of days and will impact the movement of goods into and out of the country,” he said. “The Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre is engaged with DP World Australia and is providing technical advice and assistance. The Australian Federal Police has commenced investigations into the incident.” Advertisement The National Coordination Mechanism will meet again on Sunday. In a statement issued on Saturday, DP World said it was actively investigating the incident. “Our teams are working diligently to contain the situation and determine the impact on our systems and data,” DP World Australia said. “To safeguard our employees, customers and our networks, we have restricted landside access to our Australian port operations while we continue our investigation.” On Saturday, Fremantle Ports said the port was still operational. RELATED ARTICLE SHIPPING FREMANTLE PORTS REMAINS OPEN AND OPERATING, DESPITE CYBERSECURITY ISSUE “Two separate container stevedores conduct their operations at Fremantle – DP World and Patrick. Only DP World has reported an issue,” a spokesperson said. “DP World cranes continue to load and unload ships at Fremantle; the cybersecurity incident has only impacted its landside operations, specifically trucks entering and leaving its laydown area. Ship movements are at this time unaffected.” Nigel Phair, director of the University of NSW Institute for Cyber Security, told Channel 7 it was likely there was a ransom demand. “If they don’t pay a ransom, we are probably talking weeks,” he said. “I think we are in the worst-case scenario now if the port’s not operating. “That’s what the cybercriminals behind this are actually trying to achieve, they are trying to get leverage.” Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded: 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind liveLIVE Remaining Time -0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters * Chapters Descriptions * descriptions off, selected Captions * captions settings, opens captions settings dialog * captions off, selected Audio Track Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. 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