Cybersecurity
Crippled Africa Port Goes Manual as PE-Backed Software Is Shut
- South Africa is probing whether disruption is linked to riots
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Transnet SOC Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned ports and freight-rail company, is manually processing container shipments in the continent’s biggest port after an alleged cyber attack crippled its computer systems.
The company had to switch from the software system developed by Navis, which was acquired by Accel-KKR this month, to asking shippers to supply physical copies of the so-called Container Terminal Order in Durban, according to a notice Transnet sent to customers.