The Suva City Council (SCC) has confirmed its digital systems were compromised by a cyber security attack on Sunday, September 22.
Despite the challenges posed by the attack, the council has managed to restore services with minimum downtime.
SCC chair Tevita Boseiwaqa emphasised the importance of the council’s immediate response in mitigating the impact and recovering crucial data.
Normal operations have now resumed, with ongoing efforts to restore the end users on to the network.
Mr Boseiwaqa said the council’s technical team successfully managed the situation, ensuring minimal data loss and restoring operations.
He said all production servers were back online, with the integrity of the information verified.
The attacker had threatened to withhold all of the internal data, demanding a ransom for its release.
“The council was able to secure its databases and restore systems following immediate actions taken during the incident,” Mr Boseiwaqa said.
“When we discovered the breach, we immediately shut down all systems to prevent further damage.
“The attack involved malware, specifically ransomware, which infiltrated through a compromised PC. Although the exact point of entry remains unidentified, investigations with external vendors showed some insights into the attack’s nature.”
Currently, the SCC is focused on restoring the file server and processing manual data inputs from the downtime.
