Publicly disclosed information for this event

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2011_004

Customs IT system interruption.

Day	Month	Year	Country	Activity	Incident Type
13	December	2011	Netherlands	Port	Intrusion

Summary

According to sources, on the night of 13 to 14 December 2011, there was a system outage affecting the Tax and Customs Administration's computer system, a critical system for reporting import and export goods and allowing the logistic procedures to follow smoothly.

As a result of the system's unavailability, ships and trucks were immobilized, causing business transactions and movements within the port to be temporarily suspended.

Victim

Port of Rotterdam

Claimed/Reported Threat Actor

N/A

Origin

Undisclosed

Main impact

Availability

References

https://www.tradenewswire.net/port-rotterdam-investing-cybersecurity/

Recommendations to Port to reduce Intrusion risks:

Implement strong access controls and authentication mechanisms to limit unauthorized access, such as Multi Factor Authentication.
Regularly update and patch software and systems to address known vulnerabilities.
Use Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS) to monitor and block suspicious activities.
Segment your network to limit lateral movement by attackers in case of a breach.
Educate your employees about phishing attacks and social engineering tactics to prevent credential theft.

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