Ransomware: Govt rushes to contain damage, secure systems

The government went into a fire fighting mode today after global cyberattack 'Petya' hit one of the terminals at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) and partially disrupted operations of private port operator APM Terminals Pipavav.

National Cyber Security Advisor Gulshan Rai was rushed to the financial capital to assess the situation, even as the government's nodal cybersecurity unit worked overtime to send out advisories to all critical infrastructure.

"The ICT infrastructure installed, managed and operated by government authorities, central and state, are functioning efficiently," Rai told

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