Glasgow City Council experienced a cyber incident causing disruption to online services and possibly involving customer data theft. The attack was detected by their IT supplier on third-party managed servers, raising concerns about data exfiltration. #GlasgowCityCouncil #CyberIncident
Keypoints
- The cyber incident disrupted the city council’s online services by taking affected servers offline.
- The council suspects that customer data related to web forms may have been exfiltrated.
- Residents are advised to be cautious of potential scams and report suspicious contacts to police.
- The incident follows a previous ransomware attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway, exposing medical data.
- Third-party management of servers can pose risks in cybersecurity defenses for organizations.
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