Vanuatu: Hackers strand Pacific island government for over a week Nov 17, 2022 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63632129 "Vanuatu's government has been knocked offline for more than 11 days after a suspected cyber-attack on servers in the country. The hack has disabled the websites of the Pacific island's parliament, police and prime minister's office. It has also taken down the email system, intranet and online databases of schools, hospitals and other emergency services as well as all government services and departments." ... "There appears to be a financial motivation. Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald reported the attackers had demanded a ransom, which the Vanuatu government refused to pay."
