A WA parliamentary question sought information on the impact of the 'Adylkuzz' malware on government departments and agencies. The response indicates no infections were found in most listed entities, with preventative measures in place.

AnsweredQoN 386Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 May 2017
Portfolio
Premier; Minister for Public Sector Management; State Development, Jobs and Trade; Federal-State Relations

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In respect of the Minister’s portfolio responsibilities for departments, agencies or publicly owned corporations: (a) how many computers were infected with the virus/malware called 'Adylkuzz': (i) for each infected computer when was the infection date; (ii) have all computers been cleaned of the virus/malware; (iii) why were the infected machines not patched to prevent this from occurring; and (iv) what actions have been taken since the infection to prevent this from occurring again in the future?

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Answered
27 June 2017
Response time
8 days
Lotterywest, Premier and Cabinet, Salaries and Allowances Tribunal, State Development, Jobs and Trade
(a) None
(i) to (iv) not applicable.
Public Sector Commission
(a)    No incidents of infection
(i)     Not Applicable - no infections
(ii)    Not Applicable - no infections
(iii)   Not Applicable - all Computers are patched for this virus/malware
(iv)   Not Applicable – Computer Network protection and End Point Device security is in place.
On behalf of Gold Corporation and its subsidiaries:
None of the Corporations physical or virtualised infrastructure has been infected by this malware.

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