New Delhi, June 28 (IANS): The government on Wednesday said it has started proactive measures to keep the country insulated from the latest round of ransomware attack, which has hit Europe, adding that so far there was no large-scale impact on India.
He was speaking at the inauguration of the two-day National Convention on ‘Digitalization: Opportunities and Challenges’.
Prasad said the government is keeping close watch on the issue.
The Shipping Ministry on Wednesday said operations at one of the container terminals at Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) port was impacted due to a global cyber attack.
According to the Ministry of Shipping, a private terminal operator at the the JNPT was taking steps to address the issue.
It was anticipated that there could be bunching of in-bound and out-bound container cargos.
“An unforeseen situation has developed at the JNPT owing to disruption in the operations of one of the private terminal operator, APM Maersk,” said a Ministry statement.
The Ministry said the JNPT was taking steps to ensure minimum disturbance to trade, transporters and local citizens.
