Coast Guard says it is monitoring cyberattack that disrupted North Carolina’s ports
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The U. S. Coast Guard said it is monitoring the aftermath of a cyberattack that disrupted gate operations at all three of North Carolina’s port facilities this week, though it offered few details as the investigation into the breach continues.
A Coast Guard spokesperson told CyberScoop that the branch’s IT unit was coordinating with partner agencies while conducting the investigation. A spokesperson for CISA did not respond to CyberScoop’s inquiry by press time.
The Coast Guard is one of several state and federal partners the North Carolina State Ports Authority brought in after discovering the attack on its systems earlier this week. The breach affected the Port of Wilmington, the Port of Morehead City and the Charlotte Inland Port, forcing the agency to delay gate openings and shift to manual processing while it worked to contain the intrusion.