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The Scottish Government has been hit by two separate “ransomware” cyber attacks in the past year, with hackers targeting official computers and

seeking to extort money, i has learnt. The attempted attacks were of a similar type to the WannaCry virus which affected 47 NHS trusts in England and Wales and 11 NHS boards in Scotland in May.

The incidents were revealed by the Scottish Government following a Freedom of Information (FoI) request about the number of cyber attacks it had logged in the past three years.

In 2016/17 it recorded two incidents involving ransomware, which sees hackers exploiting software flaws to take over computer networks and encrypt sensitive data, before demanding money for the files to be unlocked.

i understands that one of the attacks involved the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) which receives around 150,000 applications from students seeking financial support each year.

The incident in September last year resulted in the SAAS temporarily suspending its application processing, but no data breach occurred. The other ransomware attack involved the National Records of Scotland, which was forced to briefly close its ScotlandsPeople family history service in March last year as a result of the incident. In their response, officials admitted that the actual number of cyber attacks targeting Scottish Government computers may be higher, saying it was “not always possible to identify or record unsuccessful incidents”.

Most of these are likely to be comparatively minor, such as “phishing” emails or messages containing malware, which could be dealt with by security filters before reaching employees. Rising costs “In common with other large organisations, the Scottish Government faces a continual and evolving threat of cyber attacks, and we take our cyber security very seriously,” a spokesman said.

“Scottish Government networks, systems and websites are constantly monitored and any identified attack is automatically assessed and prioritised based on its threat profile, and dealt with accordingly.” The FoI response also showed how Scotland’s budget for dealing with cyber attacks has risen over the past few years, climbing from just under £600,000 in 2015/16 to more than £829,000 this year.

Last month an investigation by i and Johnston Press Investigations found that the computer systems of dozens of UK public bodies, including hospitals and councils, have been breached by cyber criminals more than 400 times in the last three years. The number of cyber offences investigated by police across the UK has also risen by nearly 90 per cent in the last year, but forces are only dedicating tiny portions of their budgets towards detection. Finlay Carson, digital spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives, said:

“This shows hackers have targeted the Scottish Government at least twice, and that’s something everyone should be concerned about. “In light of recent high profile attacks it’s essential ministers ensure government has the very best protections against this kind of threat, because it’s likely these attacks will be attempted again in future.”

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