The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has been targeted in a cyberattack.
The agency was subjected to a significant cyberattack in the early hours of Christmas Eve.
While core regulatory, monitoring, flood forecasting and warning services continued, communication into and across the organization was significantly impacted.
Source: https://news.stv.tv/scotland/scottish-environment-protection-agency-targeted-in-cyberattack?top
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/scottish-environment-protection-agency
"id": "sco058121122",
"linkid": "scottish-environment-protection-agency",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "12/2020",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization's existence"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Environmental Protection',
'location': 'Scotland',
'name': 'Scottish Environment Protection Agency',
'type': 'Government Agency'}],
'date_detected': '2020-12-24',
'description': 'The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has been '
'targeted in a cyberattack. The agency was subjected to a '
'significant cyberattack in the early hours of Christmas Eve. '
'While core regulatory, monitoring, flood forecasting, and '
'warning services continued, communication into and across the '
'organization was significantly impacted.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': ['Significant impact on communication'],
'systems_affected': ['Communication systems']},
'title': 'Cyberattack on Scottish Environment Protection Agency',
'type': 'Cyberattack'}