Petya cyber attack hits operations at Mumbai port

The government on Wednesday confirmed that one of the terminals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has been impacted by the latest malware attack.

“The situation is being closely monitored and further steps to deal with the traffic situation will be initiated based on an assessment during the course of the next few days,” an official statement said, adding that Dr. Gulshan Rai, Cyber Security Chief at the Prime Minister’s Office will be going to JNPT to further deal with the situation.

Operations at JNPT’s terminal operated by AP Moller-Maersk in Mumbai have been disrupted. “It has been informed by the private Terminal Operator that this disruption is a consequence of a worldwide disruption being faced by them because of a cyber attack,” the statement said.