Two years on from a cyber attack firefighters say their systems are not fully restored and they still do not know if their information was leaked.
Victoria’s fire service says it continues to update the workforce about a cyber attack, but the firefighting union is fuming, saying it is still in the dark over the incident in 2022. The attack left the FIRECOM firefighting information system offline for a year and resulted in the rostering system being replaced by an Excel spreadsheet, station officer and United Firefighters Union representative Doug Lukic said.
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Source: Mandurah Mail
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