Nigeria
NGA
Cyberattack on Nigeria Customs Service disrupts cargo clearance at ports
On 14/08/2025, Nigerian outlet Vanguard reported a cyberattack on the Nigeria Customs Service’s ICT platform that disrupted cargo clearance operations across ports nationwide. Licensed customs agents incurred demurrage on delayed consignments. NCS spokesman Maiwada Abdullahi confirmed the platform had been attacked, said it was restored and strengthened, and noted ongoing stakeholder discussions on possible relief for importers affected by the outage.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
80
Source reliability
80 / 100
Approximate Date
14/08/2025
Targeted Company
NIGERIA CUSTOMS SERVICE
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
Nigeria
Affected countries
Nigeria
Impacted regions
Africa · Nigeria
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityOperational disruptionLogistics delayShipping disruption
Affected sectors
Government & Public AdministrationTransportationLogistics & Warehousing
Affected departments
No information
Attack Profile
Attack types
No information
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
vanguardngr.comhttps://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/08/cyber-attack-hits-customs-disrupts-cargo-clearancenigeriacommunicationsweek.com.nghttps://www.nigeriacommunicationsweek.com.ng/cyber-attack-hit-customs-platform-disrupts-clearance-operationscybersecurity-review.comhttps://www.cybersecurity-review.com/cyber-attack-on-nigeria-customs-service-disrupts-clearance-operationsicsstrive.comhttps://icsstrive.com/incident/cyberattack-disrupts-nigeria-customs-service-cargo-clearance-operations