The pirates demand a ransom for normalizing port unloading.

They are affected by software that demands a ransom to get back to normal.

Some of the biggest ports in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands have been the victims of a cyberattack at a time when energy prices have skyrocketed.

The pirate attack disrupts the unloading of oil tankers in an already tense market.

In Belgium, the prosecution is investigating the port of Antwerp, the second largest in Europe after Rotterdam and Ghent.

In Germany, the cyber attack on the port of Hamburg is interpreted as an operation in which hackers demand money to reopen the hijacked networks.

In Belgium, prosecutor Kristof Aerts is leading the investigation.

The oil tanker unloading software does not work, which is equivalent to the total paralysis of port activity in this field.

The distribution of fuel to gas stations is compromised.

Dozens of cargo ships and oil tankers are waiting to unload.

A first report from the German security services identifies the BlackCat kidnapping and ransom program as the tool used in Hamburg.

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