FedEx Corp. said it could suffer a “material” financial impact after the bug affected the worldwide operations of its TNT Express delivery unit. The company’s APM Terminals unit closed its Port Elizabeth facility in New Jersey Wednesday and suspended gate operations Thursday. Other companies were forced to resort to old-school business practices after taking corporate email offline to contain further contamination. “The process is a lot slower than their automated system or their computer system,” said Judith Adams, a port representative. “We’re being very cautious to ensure that as we bring the applications back up, the attack is contained and rolled back.

Source: Mint June 29, 2017 03:11 UTC