Port website hit by cyber attack

Port of Tyne said its website was disrupted on Tuesday

A port has fallen victim to cyber attackers who targeted its website.

The Port of Tyne confirmed its site was down for some time on Tuesday following a distributed denial of service (DDOS) attack, which attempts to overload a website to make it hard to use or inaccessible.

A spokesman for the port said operational systems, which are separate, had not been affected and all data was "safe and secure".

"Full website accessibility was restored quickly and the Port is working with all relevant parties to investigate the source of the attack," they added.