Scottish Council Admits Ransomware Crooks Stole School Data

Scottish council admits ransomware crooks stole school data

: Parents and teachers have personal info, ID documents leaked online, but exam season mostly unaffected

Sensitive data stolen in West Lothian cyber attack

The council's education IT network was hit by a suspected ransomware attack two weeks ago.

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Scottish council admits ransomware crooks stole school data • The Register | #ransomware | #cybercrime - National Cyber Security Consulting

Scotland's West Lothian Council has confirmed that data was stolen from its education network after the Interlock ransomware group claimed responsibility for the intrusion earlier this month. The local authority, governing a region bordering Edinburgh, originally said there was no evidence to suggest that data had been taken when it first disclosed the attack on […] Thank you for subscribing to our RSS feed! The post Scottish council admits rans…

The start of the week, the House of Liege, which manages nearly 4000 social housing units, announced that it was a victim of a computer attack that is still disrupting its functioning. "The House of Liege is currently not reachable by phone or email. In case of emergency, please contact the guard service on 04.341.88.01.", warned the structure. The hackers asked for a ransom to unlock the computer system, but the public service housing company d…

'Personal and sensitive' data stolen during council cyber attack

Parents and carers at every school in West Lothian are being contacted by the council to inform them data was stolen.