Ransomware attack forces three-week shutdown of NT Governmen

Ransomware attack forces three-week shutdown of NT Government IT system
SunSunday 10
JanJanuary 2021 at 8:42pm
Of the 68 million emails sent through the NT Government network last year almost 70 per cent were blocked due to suspicious content.
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The Northern Territory Government has revealed the supplier of one its cloud-based IT systems was targeted in a ransomware attack, forcing the system offline for three weeks — but it insists the integrity and confidentiality of government data was never compromised.
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