Port of Houston Target of Suspected Nation-State Hack

Port of Houston Target of Suspected Nation-State Hack
Cranes at the Port of Houston, in Houston, Texas, on Sept. 1, 2017. David J. Phillip/AP Photo
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A major U.S. port was the target last month of suspected nation-state hackers, according to officials.

The Port of Houston, a critical piece of infrastructure along the Gulf Coast, issued a statement on Thursday saying it had successfully defended against an attempted hack in August and “no operational data or systems were impacted.”