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.

West Lothian Council says personal data stolen in cyberattack on education network

Having initially indicated that there was no evidence of data theft, the Scottish authority has acknowledged that information, including that of a ‘personal and sensitive’ nature, was accessed by criminals West Lothian Council has confirmed cybercriminals stole “personal and sensitive data” during a ransomware attack on its education network earlier this month. On 6 May, the local authority was hit by an attack and the incident remains the subje…

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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…