The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring the fallout from a cyberattack that disrupted gate operations at North Carolina’s Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City, and Charlotte Inland Port. The North Carolina State Ports Authority activated its cybersecurity contingency plan, shifted to manual processing, and continues investigating the incident with state and federal partners. #USCoastGuard #NorthCarolinaStatePortsAuthority #PortofWilmington #PortofMoreheadCity #CharlotteInlandPort
Keypoints
- The Coast Guard is helping monitor the cyberattack’s aftermath.
- Gate operations were disrupted at all three North Carolina port facilities.
- The ports authority activated its cybersecurity contingency plan and used manual processing.
- State and federal partners are assisting with the ongoing investigation.
- No public attribution or details about the affected systems have been disclosed.
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