Brazil's largest port Santos offline for days after cyberattack, refused $26M ransom
harris_edouard · x · 2026-11-13
The Port of Santos, Brazil's largest port, has been crippled by a cyberattack and running on manual procedures for roughly five to six days. According to local media:
- The attack began with a power outage after hackers accessed internet-exposed equipment, then spread from there
- The port authority has restored some systems, including internet and phone connectivity
- The same authority was hit by the n0n data extortion group in October and refused a $26M (248 BTC) ransom; the ransom page threatened to publish terminal OS database scripts and operational records
- Quoted posts frame this as the start of broader infrastructure attacks, urging prep like Starlink, multiple eSIMs, and solar power
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