India
IND
Allcargo ECU Worldwide ransomware forced online systems offline about 15 days
On 07/02/2021, ALLCARGO LOGISTICS disclosed a cyber incident that made certain ECU Worldwide online platforms temporarily unavailable. Subsequent statements and reporting confirmed it was a ransomware attack that shut down the company’s website and online transactions for more than two weeks, with ECU’s online platforms and email impacted. Customers were unable to communicate with ECU, and the company required prepayment before releasing freight while local offices worked around the clock to handle documentation and cargo handling.
70
Estimated severity
70 / 100
80
Source reliability
80 / 100
Approximate Date
07/02/2021
Targeted Company
ALLCARGO LOGISTICS
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
India
Affected countries
India
Impacted regions
Asia · India
Operational Impact
Duration
15 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service unavailabilityERP or business system disruptionSupply chain coordination disruptionOrder processing disruptionOrder fulfillment or delivery disruption
Affected sectors
Logistics & Warehousing
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
RansomwareData exfiltration
Attributed threat actors
MOUNT LOCKER
Sources
Incident Sources
archives.nseindia.comhttps://archives.nseindia.com/corporate/ALLCARGO_16022021143713_IntimationCyber.pdftheloadstar.comhttps://theloadstar.com/ecu-suffering-customer-dissatisfaction-as-confusion-reigns-over-cyber-attackfortuneindia.comhttps://www.fortuneindia.com/long-reads/the-risk-taker-at-allcargo/114339freightwaves.comhttps://www.freightwaves.com/news/hackers-threaten-shipping-firm-ecu-worldwide-with-data-leak