Suspected Ryuk ransomware attack locks down Adelaide's City of Onkaparinga council

Krusty · Jan 5, 2020

A council in Adelaide's south is up and running again after cyber attack just before Christmas locked down its IT systems and forced staff to start their holidays earlier than planned.

City of Onkaparinga mayor Erin Thompson said its systems fell victim to the so-called Ryuk ransomware, which has also hit "other government organisations around the world", on December 14.

"It disabled quite few of our systems," she told ABC Radio Adelaide.

"Our phones and our emails were down for a period of time and our IT guys had to go through and individually restore every server and every different device across the council.

"It was a big hit for the council and it took a lot to get it up and running."

Ms Thompson said public computers and printers at its libraries would remain out of order for the next day or two.

She said the attack occurred while the council was operating with skeleton staff, and many took the opportunity to start their leave earlier in response.
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-06/city-of-onkaparinga-hit-by-ryuk-ransomware/11843598

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