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
Asked
17 May 2017
Portfolio
Emergency Services; Corrective 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
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.

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