Investigation suggests no evidence that networks were affected by the attack.
The education network of West Lothian Council has been impacted by ransomware.
Teachers working for West Lothian Council were impacted at around 7am on Tuesday, and were advised to disconnect their devices from the network, according to FutureScot.
A West Lothian Council spokesperson said: “We have experienced a suspected criminal ransomware cyber-attack on our education network today (Tuesday 6 May). This is a live criminal investigation, and we are working with all relevant external agencies including Police Scotland and the Scottish Government. There is no evidence that any personal or sensitive data has been accessed at this stage.
“There is no evidence at this time that the council’s corporate and public access networks are affected by the attack.”
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
