The WA parliamentary question sought information on the impact of the 'Adylkuzz' malware on computers within the Minister's portfolio. The response indicates that no computers in the Department of Agriculture and Food or the Department of Regional Development and its commissions were infected.

AnsweredQoN 381Legislative Assembly
Asked
24 May 2017
Portfolio
Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade

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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
28 June 2017
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Regional Development; Agriculture and Food; Minister Assisting the Minister for State Development, Jobs and Trade
Response time
9 days
Department of Agriculture and Food
(a)  Nil
(i-iv)  Not applicable
This is a combined response for the Department of Regional Development (DRD) and the nine Regional Development Commissions.
(a) Nil
(i-iv) Not applicable

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