--- title: North Carolina Ports confirms cyberattack disrupting... description: The North Carolina Ports Authority confirmed a cyberattack detected on August 4 that disrupted IT systems across the Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/north-carolina-ports-confirms-cyberattack-disrupting-operations-cuvnxxarr twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: North Carolina Ports confirms cyberattack disrupting operations | daily.dev og:description: The North Carolina Ports Authority confirmed a cyberattack detected on August 4 that disrupted IT systems across the Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/north-carolina-ports-confirms-cyberattack-disrupting-operations-cuvnxxarr og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/CuVnxXaRr.png og:image:alt: North Carolina Ports confirms cyberattack disrupting operations og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # North Carolina Ports confirms cyberattack disrupting operations **[BleepingComputer](https://daily.dev/sources/bleepingcomputer)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The North Carolina Ports Authority confirmed a cyberattack detected on August 4 that disrupted IT systems across the Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City, and Charlotte Inland Port. The attack caused a systems-wide outage, forcing gate delays and slowing operations for truckers and vessel activity. Recovery began August 5, with operations gradually returning to normal by August 7, though delays are still expected. No threat actor has claimed responsibility, and it is unknown whether data was stolen. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What happened in the cyberattack on North Carolina Ports in August? A cyberattack detected on August 4 caused a systems-wide outage across the Port of Wilmington, Port of Morehead City, and Charlotte Inland Port. Recovery began the morning of August 5, with gates forced open at 8 a.m. that day, delaying truckers and port operations. By August 7, normal operating schedules resumed, though delays were still expected as IT teams continued restoring services. 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