The WA parliamentary question seeks information on the impact of the WannaCry ransomware attack on departments under the Minister's portfolio. The response indicates no computers were infected in the specified departments.

AnsweredQoN 51Legislative Assembly
Asked
17 May 2017
Portfolio
Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services

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In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities for departments, agencies, boards or publicly owned corporations: (a) how many computers were infected with the ransomware program called 'WannaCry': (i) was any payment made to decrypt any computers as per the ransom; (ii) why were the infected machines not patched to prevent this from occurring; and (iii) what actions have been taken since the infection to prevent this from occurring again in the future?

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Answered
20 June 2017
Responded by
Minister for Child Protection; Women's Interests; Prevention of Family and Domestic Violence; Community Services
Response time
8 days
Department for Communities
(a)  Nil
(i)-(iii)  Not applicable
Department for Child Protection and Family Support
(a) Nil.
(i)-(iii) Not applicable.

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