Update - Cyberattack Investigation work has been ongoing into the impact of the council’s education network as a result of the criminal attack. The council’s education network was the victim of a sophisticated ransomware cyberattack on Tuesday 6 May. This remains a live criminal investigation, and we are working with all relevant external agencies, including Police Scotland and the Scottish Government. It has now (Wednesday 21 May) been confirmed that a small percentage of the overall data stored on the education network has been stolen. We are aware that some personal or sensitive data is among the information stolen by criminals. We have contacted parents/carers at every school in West Lothian to advise them of the data theft, and provide advice on taking extra precautions, as well as Education staff. We would like to offer our sincere apologies to anyone potentially affected by this criminal cyberattack. The education network remains removed from the rest of the council’s networks, and there has been a significant amount of work undertaken by staff to ensure that disruption to education, including SQA exams, has been minimal. Contingency arrangements for schools working well, will continue until the end of the current school term. We will provide updates when further information is available at https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/cyberattack