❓ A WA parliamentary question sought information on the impact of the WannaCry ransomware attack on agencies within the Emergency Services and Corrective Services portfolios. All agencies reported no infections.
AnsweredQoN 60Legislative Assembly
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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?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 June 2017
Responded by
Minister for Emergency Services; Corrective Services
Response time
9 days
The Department of Corrective Services advises:
(a) Nil. (i-iii)Not applicable.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises:
(a) Nil.
(i-iii) Not applicable.
The Office of Emergeny Management advises:
(a) Nil.
(i-iii) Not applicable.
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services advises:
(a) Nil.
(i-iii) Not applicable.
The Supervised Release Review Board advises:
(a) Nil.
(i-iii) Not applicable.
(a) Nil. (i-iii)Not applicable.
The Department of Fire and Emergency Services advises:
(a) Nil.
(i-iii) Not applicable.
The Office of Emergeny Management advises:
(a) Nil.
(i-iii) Not applicable.
The Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services advises:
(a) Nil.
(i-iii) Not applicable.
The Supervised Release Review Board advises:
(a) Nil.
(i-iii) Not applicable.
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