The global cyber war · Infrastructure and industrial systems

Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia halts terminal operations for hours after a cybersecurity incident, the port and Maersk say

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The Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Johor halted container terminal operations for several hours after it was hacked shortly before midnight on Wednesday 9 September, The Loadstar reported on 11 September. In an advisory to shippers the port said it was working with cybersecurity experts and that there was no evidence of unauthorised access to customers' data. A Maersk spokesperson said the port had confirmed that affected systems were restored and operations were progressively resuming. No attacker was named.

When
9 September 2026
Where
Port of Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia
What
cyber, port
Attribution
Not attributed. The port and Maersk named no attacker; The Loadstar reported no attribution.
In the record
Published 2026-11-09 22:52 UTC · backfilled

Sources

  1. Evidence The Loadstar Media · Not yet classified origin: Port of Tanjung Pelepas advisory to shippers and Maersk spokesperson, via The Loadstar · published 2026-09-11 00:00 UTC there was no evidence of unauthorised access to PTP's customers' data.

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