❓ A Western Australian parliamentary question sought information on WannaCry ransomware infections within agencies under the Minister for Environment and Disability Services. The answer indicates no infections were reported across these agencies.
AnsweredQoN 63Legislative 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?
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Answered
20 June 2017
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Environment; Disability Services
Response time
8 days
Zoological Parks Authority
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Department of Environment Regulations
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Appeals Convenor
(a) The Department of Environment Regulation (DER) provides corporate support to the Office of the Appeals Convenor, which includes IT administration and support. Please refer to DER's response
Disability Services Commission
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Botanic Parks and Gardens Authority
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Department of Parks and Wildlife
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Department of Environment Regulations
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Appeals Convenor
(a) The Department of Environment Regulation (DER) provides corporate support to the Office of the Appeals Convenor, which includes IT administration and support. Please refer to DER's response
Disability Services Commission
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Botanic Parks and Gardens Authority
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Office of the Environmental Protection Authority
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
Department of Parks and Wildlife
(a) None
(i) – (iii) Not applicable
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