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Cyber attack
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Crackdown on nuclear firm after cyber security ‘shortfalls’
A multinational nuclear power company has been hit by an official crackdown because of cyber security failures that critics warned
Environmental regulator accused of law breaking over pollution
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has been accused of breaking the law by failing to maintain a public register
Sepa may stop naming and shaming rule breaking polluters
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has refused to commit to publicly naming and shaming polluters who break environmental rules.
The ‘rogues’ gallery’: Scotland’s top 20 climate polluters
A cement works, a glass plant and a well-known whisky distillery are among Scotland’s top 20 climate polluters, The
Cost of Sepa cyber attack doubles to £5.5m
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has revealed that the cost to taxpayers of a cyber attack that paralysed the
Pollution data permanently lost because of cyber attack
Information on thousands of environmental checks and pollution breaches over 15 months has been permanently lost because of a cyber
Cyber attack cost environment watchdog £2.5m
The Scottish Government’s green watchdog has lost £2.5 million income from industry permits and inspections following a debilitating
Environment at risk from ‘disastrous’ cyber attack on government watchdog
Nearly five months after a crippling cyber attack, the Scottish Government’s environment watchdog is still struggling to process thousands
Green watchdog communications wrecked by cyber attack
Computer systems at the Scottish Government’s green watchdog have been crippled for two weeks by a “complex and sophisticated”
Police probe cyber attack on Dungavel detention centre
Hackers have brought down the computer system at Scotland’s only immigration detention centre prompting an investigation by Police Scotland,
Cyber attacks result in Scots councils losing sensitive data
Cyber attacks have resulted in data breaches and losses at three Scottish councils, according to a new report that reveals