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Muswellbrook Shire Council

24 Jan 2025 · NSW · Government & Public Sector
Ransomware HIGH ✓ Verified

What happened

Local government municipality confirmed a December network encryption event. The SafePay ransomware group subsequently published 175GB of exfiltrated municipal files on the dark web, containing local council infrastructure development maps, ratepayer billing directories, and staff files.

Incident details

Organisation
Muswellbrook Shire Council
Date
24 Jan 2025
Attack type
Ransomware
Severity
HIGH
Sector
Government & Public Sector
State
NSW
Records affected
175GB published
Threat actor
SafePay

Source

cyberdaily.au ↗
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