Port of Shahid Rajaee

On May 9, 2020, the Port of Shahid Rajaee, a critical maritime hub in Iran, suffered a targeted cyberattack that paralyzed its computer systems, leading to severe operational disruptions. The attack caused kilometer-long queues of trucks outside the port and left vessels stranded in the harbor, crippling trade and logistics for days. The incident was widely attributed to Israel as a retaliatory strike following an earlier cyberattack on Israel’s water infrastructure in April 2020, allegedly linked to Iranian actors. The port, which handles a significant portion of Iran’s imports and exports, faced prolonged downtime, financial losses from delayed shipments, and reputational damage due to its inability to maintain normal operations. The attack also highlighted vulnerabilities in Iran’s critical infrastructure, raising concerns about the escalating cyber warfare between the two nations. While no direct data breach or ransomware was reported, the operational shutdown had cascading economic and logistical consequences, affecting supply chains and regional trade stability.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/5/19/israel-cyberattack-caused-total-disarray-at-iran-port-report

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"linkid": "nasim-gostar-hormoz",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "4/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of geographical region"

{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Transportation/Logistics',
                        'location': 'Bandar Abbas, Iran',
                        'name': 'Port of Shahid Rajaee',
                        'type': 'Government-owned port facility'}],
 'date_detected': '2020-05-09',
 'description': 'On May 9, 2020, the port of Shahid Rajaee, Iran was hit by a '
                'cyberattack, causing transport chaos for days after crashing '
                'the facility’s computer system. The attack created '
                'kilometres-long line-ups of vehicles outside the port and '
                'vessels stuck in the harbour. Israel has been accused of '
                'launching the cyberattack, assumably as retaliation for an '
                'earlier cyberattack on Israel a month earlier, following '
                'reports of possible Iranian involvement in a cyberattack on '
                'May 8, 2020.',
 'impact': {'downtime': 'Days (causing prolonged transport chaos)',
            'operational_impact': 'Severe disruption: kilometres-long vehicle '
                                  'line-ups, vessels stuck in harbour',
            'systems_affected': ['Port computer systems']},
 'initial_access_broker': {'high_value_targets': ['Port computer systems']},
 'motivation': 'Retaliation for earlier cyberattack on Israel (alleged Iranian '
               'involvement in May 8, 2020 attack)',
 'threat_actor': 'Suspected: Israel (as retaliation)',
 'title': 'Cyberattack on Port of Shahid Rajaee, Iran',
 'type': 'Cyberattack (likely state-sponsored)'}