Tag: SEPA
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‘Human error’ let criminals hack Sepa’s systems with £42m unaccounted for
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
SCOTLAND’S auditor general has revealed that a huge cyber attack on the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (Sepa) was carried out after “human error” allowed criminals to access systems. Sepa suffered a huge ransomware attack on Christmas Eve in 2020 which led to around 1.2GB of data, amounting to at least 4,000 files, being stolen. An […]
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Sepa continues to count cost of 2020 cyberattack, report says
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency fell victim to a sophisticated ransomware attack on Christmas Eve 2020. A key environmental body is still working to rebuild its computer systems more than 12 months on from a cyberattack which crippled its network, with the full financial impact of the incident still unknown, a report has said. The […]
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Scottish Environment Protection Agency suffers successive cyber attacks
- by Connor McBean
- Industry News
THE Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has suffered a second hacking attack by cyber criminals, a new report reveals. On Christmas Eve last year, around 1.2GB of data – amounting to at least 4,000 files – was stolen in the ransomware raid. But fresh evidence suggests hackers tried to sabotage recovery operations with a second […]
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Hackers publish thousands of files after government agency refuses to pay ransom
- by Olivia Lawlor-Blackburn
- Industry News
Ransomware gang publishes stolen data after Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) refuses to pay ransom – as agency confirms operations remain disrupted. Read via ZDNet.
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