Port Of Los Angeles Terminal Resumes Operation After Cyberattack

LONG BEACH, CA — Operations at the Port of Los Angeles' largest terminal resumed operations Friday after a cyberattack that hit computers at various companies around the globe shut it down for three days.
The shutdown of the APM Terminal, which is operated by Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk, began about 6 a.m. Tuesday.

"We are pleased to be able to deliver imports again from the terminal. We are also able to receive and deliver empties. Our priority is now to open up to receive exports," the company said on Twitter at about 2 a.m..
The `Petya' ransomware attack hit businesses and government in dozens of countries around the globe, including the United States, and was particularly harsh in Ukraine.

Phillip Sanfield, a spokesman for the Port of Los Angeles, said earlier this week that the port itself and its computers were not hit in the cyberattack and that the port's other seven terminals were operating normally throughout the APM Terminal shutdown.

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