Scottish government suffered two ransomware attacks in the past 12 months

Tom Allen
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More attacks making it through Scottish government cyber defences without being detected

The Scottish government has been attacked with ransomware twice in the past year, in attempts to extort money. In its response to a Freedom of Information request, the government said that its ‘...

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