Ransomware attack on West Lothian education network steals personal data
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/guardians was found in the published data. It said confidential student records were kept on a separate system.
Key facts
- Affected organization
- West Lothian Council
- Incident type
- Ransomware
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Personal and sensitive information of teachers, parents/guardians and others
- Cause / method
- Interlock ransomware attack
- Location
- United Kingdom
Timeline
- It was reported that West Lothian schools had been hit by a ransomware attack.
- The council confirmed the theft of personal and sensitive information from the education network and explained that confidential student records were kept separately.
- The theft of personal information in the cyberattack on the education network was reported again.
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