[BreachExchange] Australian shipping giant Toll Group shuts some systems after possible cyberattack

[Destry Winant]

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/australian-shipping-giant-toll-group-shuts-some-systems-after-possible-cyberattack

Australian transport and logistics giant Toll Group said Saturday that
it may have been the target of a cyberattack and that it has shut down
a number of its I.T. systems as a precaution.

In a statement posted on its website, Toll did not confirm that a
cyberattack had occurred. Several “customer-facing applications” would
be affected due to the systems’ shutdown, Toll said in the statement.
No other information was available, and an email to the company was
not immediately returned.

Based in Melbourne, Toll is one of the several international transport
and logistics powerhouses that gets little attention in North America
mainly because it concentrates on the Asia-Pacific region. In business
since 1888 and acquired by Japan Post in 2015, Toll serves more than
50 countries, including the U.S., across 1,200 locations.

Toll operates global express, freight forwarding and logistics
services and is involved in all major modes of transport with its own
assets. Toll went on a 16-year acquisition spree starting in 1996 to
assemble the vast network and portfolio it has today.

Toll generated nearly US$6 billion in revenue in 2019, according to online data.