West Lothian Council security incident history
Hacking, data breaches and other security incidents involving West Lothian Council, with related coverage.
Incidents: 1 · Most recent
Ransomware attack on West Lothian education network steals personal data
Impact: Personal and sensitive information of teachers, parents/carers and others
The school education network run by West Lothian Council in Scotland was hit by an Interlock ransomware attack. The council confirmed that personal and sensitive information had been stolen, and information on teachers and parents/carers was found in the published data. It said confidential pupil records were kept on a separate system.
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